Maximizing total end range time is safe and effective for the conservative treatment of frozen shoulder patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 738-745

  Dempsey, Amanda L ^a   Mills, Timothy ^b   Karsch, Robert M ^b   Branch, Thomas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive Capsulitis; Range of Motion; Rehabilitation Outcome; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURSITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SHOULDER; STATISTICS; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BURSITIS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 80051787123     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318214ed0d     Document Type: Article

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