Humeral torsion and passive shoulder range in elite volleyball players

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-56

  Schwab, Laura M ^a   Blanch, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Humeral torsion; Retroversion; Shoulder; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; TRAINING; VELOCITY; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; TORSION ABNORMALITY; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549143369     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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