The immediate effects of muscle energy technique on posterior shoulder tightness: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 400-407

  Moore, Stephanie D ^a,c   Laudner, Kevin G ^a   Mcloda, Todd A ^a   Shaffer, Michael A ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseball; Manual therapy; Pitching; Rehabilitation; Stretching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958041611     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3292     Document Type: Article

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