Treatment of spondylolysis with external electrical stimulation in young athletes: a critical literature review.
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چکیده
Lumbar spondylolysis is a common cause of low back pain in adolescent athletes. It is a unilateral or bilateral defect of the pars interarticularis. The cause is still a matter of debate. A wide range of conservative treatments has been used. The purpose of this critical literature review is to investigate the efficacy of external electrical stimulation in the healing of this disorder.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of sports medicine
دوره 38 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004