Descriptive profile of scapulothoracic position, strength and flexibility variables in adolescent elite tennis players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 678-684

  Cools, Ann M ^a   Johansson, Fredrik R ^b,c   Cambier, Dirk C ^a   Velde, Annemie Vande ^a   Palmans, Tanneke ^a   Witvrouw, Erik E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ESTESS Official Clinic   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Tennis Federation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SCAPULA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENNIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCAPULA; TENNIS;

EID: 77954178852     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.070128     Document Type: Article

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