Strength training in the treatment of degeneration of lumbar section of vertebral column

Abstract

Vertebral column degeneration is among the most common disorders. It causes significant losses due to worsening quality of life and work absenteeism. Because it also affects also people at production age it generates considerable direct and indirect costs. For instance, according to Rutkow in the USA, the yearly cost of treatment of this disorder in the 1980s was $ 16 billion.