Abstracts & Literature Review 6

Exercises for spine stabilization: motion/motor patterns, stability progressions, and clinical technique.
An Editorial Review. JACO. 2009;6(4).

McGill SM, Karpowicz A.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jan;90(1):118-26.
© 2009 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

JACO Editorial Reviewer: Jeffrey R. Cates, DC, MS, FACO,DABCC

Published: December, 2009
Journal of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists
December 2009, Volume 6, Issue 4
Received: September 2009
Accepted: September 2009

The original article copyright belongs to the original publisher. This review is available from: http://www.dcorthoacademy.com © 2009 Cates and the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

JACO Editorial Summary

• This is an elegant basic science study that highlights the hypothesis that professionally guided exercises can alter muscle activation patterns in a manner that may allow for enhanced exercise efficacy.
• Understanding the therapeutic needs and goals of a patient and the expected therapeutic effects of various exercises is expected to yield positive treatment outcomes.