Aust Fam Physician. 1991 Jul;20(7):943, 946-51.

Lumbar pain in fast bowlers.

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Sir George Bedbrook's Spinal Unit, Perth.

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Lumbar pain is common among cricket's fast bowlers, leading to premature retirement. The cause of a high incidence of back problems lies in the repetitive spinal movements necessary in the art of fast bowling. This combines repetitive lateral flexion, thoraco-dorsal rotation, spinal flexion and compression. The causes are basically too much bowling by young players with relatively immature pars interarticularis, poor physical fitness and a poor bowling action.

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