Eccentric training as a new approach for rotator cufftendinopathy: Review and perspectives

World Journal of Orthopedics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 634-644

  Camargo, Paula R ^a   Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco ^b   Salvini, Tania F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellular; Mechanotransduction; Rehabilitation; Shoulder impingement; Supraspinatus; Tendon injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905982708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22185836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i5.634     Document Type: Article

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