Prevention of lumbar pain syndrome in basketball players

Glavni cilj ovog diplomskog rada je ukazivanje na ozljedu koja je česta ne samo kod osoba koje se bave košarkom u amaterskom pogledu nego i kod profesionalnih košarkaša. Iako nije najčešća ozljeda u košarci, velika većina sportaša se susrela s tom ozljedom bar jednom u svojoj sportskoj karijeri. Lumbalni bolni sindrom je ozljeda koja se kod košarkaša često zanemaruje te zbog toga može doći do ozbiljnih zdravstvenih problema. U radu je predočen postupak prevencije kroz program vježbi, specifičan za košarkaše, koje su opisane i prikazan je način njihovog izvođenja. Vježbe služe za istezanje mišića leđa te za njihovo jačanje kao i za jačanje mišića trupa, stražnjice te mišića natkoljenice.The main goal of this graduate thesis is to point out an injury that is very common, not only with amateur basketball players but also within professional ones. Although not the most common hurt in basketball, the vast majority of athletes encountered this injury at least once in their career. Lumbar pain syndrome is an injury that, by basketball players, is often ignored and may result in more serious health problems. This thesis elaborates the prevention procedure for mentioned injury through the described exercises, for basketball players and also explains how to perform them. These exercises are used to stretch and strengthen the back muscles, as well as to strengthen the muscles of the upper body, buttocks and the thighs