The effect of low back pain and lower limb injury on lumbar multifidus muscle morphology and function in university soccer players.

The greater LMM contraction in players with LBP may be a maladaptive strategy to splint and project the spine. LMM morphology measurements were correlated to body composition. The results provide new insights with regards to LMM morphology and activation in soccer players and their associations with injury and body composition measurements.