The subacromial impingement syndrome. A study of results of treatment with special emphasis on predictive factors and pain-generating mechanisms

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-262

  Rahme, Hans ^a,b   Solem Bertoft, Eva ^a   Westerberg, Carl Einar ^b   Lundberg, Elisabeth ^a   Sörensen, Stefan ^a   Hilding, Sören ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Impingement syndrome; Pain generator; Physiotherapy; Shoulder; Shoulder joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SYNOVIAL BURSA;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031731943     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444002     Document Type: Article

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