Test-retest reliability of glenohumeral internal and external rotation strength in chronic rotator cuff pathology

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Anderson, Vincent B ^a   Bialocerkowski, Andrea E ^a   Bennell, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Reliability; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER INJURY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TORQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33746288723     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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