Core time: stability from the 'inside-out', by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FASCM

The extensive work of Stuart McGill, PhD, professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, grounds the exercises presented in this article. McGill’s second edition of Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation1 expands his original work to include new issues in spinal health, and offers innovative training tips that connect to daily living. His evidence zeros in on practical, effective exercises that address back health from both prevention and rehabilitation perspectives. In my article, the focus is on water training ideas that may help healthy people prevent low back pain.