Scapular kinematics during supraspinatus rehabilitation exercise: A comparison of full-can versus empty-can techniques

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 644-652

  Thigpen, Charles A ^a   Padua, Darin A ^b   Morgan, Nicholas ^c   Kreps, Carly ^d   Karas, Spero G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motion analysis; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SCAPULA; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 33645085299     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505281797     Document Type: Article

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