Scapular Muscle Activity in Overhead Athletes With Symptoms of Secondary Shoulder Impingement During Closed Chain Exercises

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-556

  Tucker, W Steven ^a   Armstrong, Charles W ^b   Gribble, Phillip A ^b   Timmons, Mark K ^c   Yeasting, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Rehabilitation; Scapula; Shoulder impingement syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SCAPULA; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SCAPULA; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950512357     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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