Rehabilitation of scapular dyskinesis: From the office worker to the elite overhead athlete

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 692-697

  Cools, Ann M J ^a   Struyf, Filip ^b   De Mey, Kristof ^a   Maenhout, Annelies ^a   Castelein, Birgit ^a   Cagnie, Barbara ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSKINESIAS; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; SCAPULA; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSKINESIAS; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECK PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SCAPULA; SHOULDER PAIN; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84898778901     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092148     Document Type: Review

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