Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 1035-1042 , December 2009

Secondary motions of the shoulder during arm elevation in patients with shoulder tightness

  • Jing-Lan Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Tung-Wu Lu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Feng-Ching Chou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Chein-wei Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Jiu-jenq Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Floor 3, No. 17, Xuzhou Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Floor 3, No. 17, Xuzhou Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 33228126; fax: +886 2 33228161.

Received 25 April 2008 ,Revised 25 August 2008 ,Accepted 7 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.10.011

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 1035-1042 , December 2009

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