TSAC Report – First Responder Column – April 2024 – Addressing Low Back Pain in First Responders
by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
TSAC Report
September 2024
Vol 73, Issue 2
This article addresses low back pain in first responders by examining three relevant studies.
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