Effectiveness of the eccentric exercise therapy in physically active adults with symptomatic shoulder impingement or lateral epicondylar tendinopathy: A systematic review

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 438-453

  Ortega Castillo, Miguel ^a   Medina Porqueres, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercise; Overuse injury; Systematic review; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECCENTRIC EXERCISE THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LATERAL EPICONDYLAR TENDINOPATHY; MASSAGE; MOTOR CONTROL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN AND DISABILITY INDEX; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84966670280     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.06.007     Document Type: Review

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