Long Thoracic Neuropathy in Instrumental Musicians: An Often-unrecognized Cause of Shoulder Pain

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 116-119

  Lederman, Richard J ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology S 91 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSICIAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030475002     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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