Shoulder injuries in the overhead athlete

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 38-54

  Wilk, Kevin E ^a,b,c,e   Obma, Padraic ^d   Simpson Ii, Charles D ^e   Cain, E Lyle ^f   Dugas, Jeffrey ^f   Andrews, James R ^e  

^a Physiotherapy Associates   (United States)

^b AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Organization   (United States)

^d Andrews Sports Medicine   (United States)

^e Champion Sports Medicine   (United States)

^f Andrews Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseball; Glendhumeial joint; Labral lesions; Pitching; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 64249167000     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2009.2929     Document Type: Review

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