Electromyographic analysis of the supraspinatus and deltoid muscles during 3 common rehabilitation exercises

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 464-469

  Reinold, Michael M ^a,f   Macrina, Leonard C ^b   Wilk, Kevin E ^b,c   Fleisig, Glenn S ^c   Dun, Shouchen ^c   Barrentine, Steven W ^c   Ellerbusch, Michael T ^d   Andrews, James R ^c,e  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Champion Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Alabama Orthopedic and Spine Center   (United States)

^e Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic stabilization; Empty can exercises; Full can exercises; Prone full can exercises; Rotator cuff; Scaption; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 39549121126     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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