Effectiveness of soft tissue massage for nonspecific shoulder pain: Randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1467-1477

  van Den Dolder, Paul A ^a   Ferreira, Paulo H ^b   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^b  

^a Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84946212248     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140350     Document Type: Article

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