Fitness: Increasing Core Stability

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Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition.  Fitness: Increasing Core Stability

Introduction

Increasing your core stability means making the muscles of your trunk stronger to keep your spine and body stable. This helps you stay balanced when you move.

Core stability benefits everyone, from older people to top professional athletes.

Increasing core stability may be helpful for health conditions such as those discussed in these topics:

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References

Other Works Consulted

  • Dillin W, et al. (2010). Thoracolumbar spine injuries in the adult section of Spinal injuries. In JC DeLee et al., eds., DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 3rd ed., vol. 1, pp. 714–753. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Weinstein SM, et al. (2005). Low back pain. In JA DeLisa et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 4th ed., vol. 1, pp. 653–678. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

By: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine
David A. Fleckenstein, PT, MPT - Physical Therapy
Last Revised: March 18, 2011

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