A comparison of isometric, isotonic concentric and isotonic eccentric exercises in the physiotherapy management of subacromial pain syndrome/rotator cuff tendinopathy: Study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Kinsella, Rita ^a,b   Cowan, Sallie M ^c,d   Watson, Lyn ^e   Pizzari, Tania ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Clifton Hill Physiotherapy   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Lifecare Prahran Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Rotator cuff; Shoulder impingement syndromes; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046712082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20555784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0190-3     Document Type: Article

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