The effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the infraspinatus on shoulder external rotation force production after rotator cuff repair surgery

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2317-2321

  Reinold, Michael M ^a,b   Macrina, Leonard C ^c   Wilk, Kevin E ^c   Dugas, Jeffrey R ^c,d   Cain, E Lyle ^d,e   Andrews, James R ^d,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Boston Red Sox Baseball Club   (United States)

^c Champion Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Glenohumeral; Rehabilitation; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCAPULA; SPINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SUPINE POSITION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 56249087919     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508322479     Document Type: Article

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