Quantifying posterior shoulder tightness in the athletic population

Posterior shoulder tightness (pst) has been implicated in the etiology of numerous shoulder disorders. Individuals participating in overhead sports and weight training have a predilection for pst, thus a measurement designed to identify pst may offer considerable prescriptive utility. This column presents 2 valid and reliable methods for quantifying pst.
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Bibliographic Details
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Notations:biological and medical sciences
Published in:Strength and Conditioning Journal
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Abstract/2012/04000/Quantifying_Posterior_Shoulder_Tightness_in_the.3.aspx
Volume:34
Issue:2
Pages:18-21
Document types:article
Level:advanced