Reliability and minimal detectable change of inclinometric shoulder mobility measurements

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 572-581

  Kolber, Morey J ^a   Saltzman, Sheila B ^a   Beekhuizen, Kristina S ^a   Cheng, Ming Shun S ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349139877     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593980802667995     Document Type: Article

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