I have a lot of people as me “how important are abs for the back”?  There is a lot more to “abs” for back health but anybody in the field of managing musculoskeletal conditions will tell you that “THE CORE” is a huge component of a healthy back as well as most musculoskeletal issues.  There are some really good strength and conditioning coaches, chiropractors and physical therapists that have assembled some awesome articles about the core and how it relates to back health and performance.  Enjoy!!

Tom

The following 8 articles are written by Mike Robertson who is one of the leading functional conditioning experts in the U.S

Understanding your Abs Part I

Understanding your Abs Part II

Spinal Stupidity

7 keys of balloon core theory

21st Century Core Training

Improving Core Stabilization Patterns

Core Training for Smart Folks

Core Training

This article is written by a Canadian strength and conditioning coach, his name is Dean Somerset and I highly recommend staying current with his blog because he has some excellent content every week.  His article “spinal stability series” is a great read

Spinal Stability Series

This next article is more for the performance athlete looking to learn more about how rotary training can help them with performance and injury prevention.

Rotary training for Bad A$$es