Timing of rotator cuff activation during shoulder external rotation in throwers with and without symptoms of pain

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 812-820

  Hess, Sally Anne ^a,d   Richardson, Carolyn ^a   Darnell, Ross ^a   Friis, Peter ^b   Lisle, David ^c   Myers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

^c Queensland Diagnostic Imaging   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseball; Electromyography; Throwing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 29344440071     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.12.812     Document Type: Article

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