Mobility and stability adaptations in the shoulder of the overhead athlete: A theoretical and evidence-based perspective

Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-36

  Borsa, Paul A ^a   Laudner, Kevin G ^b   Sauers, Eric L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Shoulder injuries; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ANATOMY; ATHLETE; BONE TISSUE; CONTRACTURE; DYSKINESIA; EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LIMB DISEASE; MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SHOULDER; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

EID: 37149034031     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200838010-00003     Document Type: Review

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