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Equestrian Back pain and Stirrup Length Associations

32 min • 22 december 2024

This week Kate and Nancy discuss rider back pain and it's association with 3 different stirrup lengths and 2 rider positions.

Research Reference:

Keener, Michaela M.1; Critchley, Meghan L.1; Layer, Jacob S.1; Johnson, Evan C.1; Barrett, Steven F.2; Dai, Boyi1. The Effect of Stirrup Length on Impact Attenuation and Its Association With Muscle Strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 35(11):p 3056-3062, November 2021. | https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2021/11000/the_effect_of_stirrup_length_on_impact_attenuation.12.aspx