Abstract: Objective To explore the rehabilitation effect of the Thera-Band Systems of progressive exercise on chronic lumbar back pain of the athletes.Methods 45 athletes with the soft tissue lesion were tested for pain and the function of lumbar back muscle was evaluated. Then all cases were trained with Thera-Band Systems.Results After training, the scores of pain and function evaluation of lumbar back muscle decreased significantly.Conclusion Thera-Band Systems of progressive exercise has the obvious and positive effects on chronic lumbar back pain and muscular proprioception of the athletes.

Key words: Thera-Band Systems of progressive exercise, athlete, chronic lumbar back pain, rehabilitation