Upper and lower trapezius muscle activity in subjects with subacromial impingement symptoms: Is there imbalance and can taping change it?

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 45-50

  Smith, Mike ^a   Sparkes, Valerie ^a   Busse, Monica ^a   Enright, Stephanie ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Scapular rotator imbalance; Subacromial impingement syndrome; Taping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCAPULA; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BANDAGES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549114925     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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