Identifying and managing shoulder pain in competitive swimmers: How to minimize training flaws and other risks

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 27-35

  O'Donnell, Casey J ^a   Bowen, Jay ^a,b   Fossati, Jeffrey ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Associates in Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c N New Jersey Pain and Rehab Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; REHABILITATION; REST; REVIEW; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

EID: 25144485896     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2005.09.195     Document Type: Review

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