Therapeutic exercises for the shoulder region

Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 296-311

  McEvoy, Johnson ^a   O'Sullivan, Kieran ^a   Bron, Carel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Private Practice for Physical Therapy for Neck Shoulder and Upper Extremity Disorders   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84882471859     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-3528-9.00022-4     Document Type: Chapter

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