Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 200-205 , April 2010

Resting thickness of transversus abdominis is decreased in athletes with longstanding adduction-related groin pain

  • Jaap Jansen

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine, H.P. Q05.4.304, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 (0)88 755 3394; fax: +31 (0)88 755 5041.
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  • Adam Weir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sports Medicine, Antoniushoeve Hospital, The Hague Medical Centre, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Renee Dénis

      Affiliations

    • Hogeschool Physical Therapy Thim van der Laan, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jan Mens

      Affiliations

    • Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Frank Backx

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Henk Stam

      Affiliations

    • Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 15 April 2009 ,Revised 21 September 2009 ,Accepted 26 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.11.001

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 200-205 , April 2010

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