Posterior glenohumeral stiffness: Capsular or muscular problem? A case report

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-170

  Poser, Antonio ^a   Casonato, Oscar ^a  

^a Centro di Medicina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impingement syndrome; Massage; Posterior glenohumeral capsule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; MALE; MASSAGE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 40749140741     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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