The effects of scapular stabilization based exercise therapy on pain, posture, flexibility and shoulder mobility in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: A controlled randomized clinical trial

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Moezy, Azar ^a   Sepehrifar, Saeed ^a   Dodaran, Masoud Solaymani ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Physical therapy; Posture; Shoulder impingement syndromes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973499123     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: 22516840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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