Scapulothoracic muscle activity and recruitment timing in patients with shoulder impingement symptoms and glenohumeral instability

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-284

  Struyf, Filip ^a,b   Cagnie, Barbara ^c   Cools, Ann ^c   Baert, Isabel ^a,b   Brempt, Jolien Van ^a   Struyf, Pieter ^d   Meeus, Mira ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Pain in Motion ^*  (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG; Glenohumeral instability; Muscle activity; Muscle recruitment timing; Scapula; Shoulder Impingement Syndrome; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

BACK MUSCLE; GLENOHUMERAL INSTABILITY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RECRUITMENT TIMING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SCAPULOTHORACIC MUSCLE ACTIVITY; SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EMG; GLENOHUMERAL INSTABILITY; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; MUSCLE RECRUITMENT TIMING; SCAPULA; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 84895135840     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.12.002     Document Type: Review

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