PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M. C. Stallard TI - Backache in oarsmen. AID - 10.1136/bjsm.14.2-3.105 DP - 1980 Jul 01 TA - British Journal of Sports Medicine PG - 105--108 VI - 14 IP - 2-3 4099 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/14/2-3/105.short 4100 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/14/2-3/105.full SO - Br J Sports Med1980 Jul 01; 14 AB - There has been an increase in complaints of backache amongst oarsmen recently. It is suggested that backache is related to the training programme and the modern style of rowing and that the rotational forces of rowing are responsible for the symptoms. An approach to the management of the problem is suggested.