The effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on shoulder range of motion in overhand athletes

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-187

  DeCicco, P V ^a,c   Fisher, M M ^b  

^a Elite Fitness and Sports Training   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; Range of motion; Shoulder joint; Stretching program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; STRETCHING; TENNIS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 26244453776     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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