Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles

Eccentric Training for the Shoulder External Rotators Part 1: Efficacy and Biophysiological Evidence

ISSN

1524-1602

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

EXERCISES DESIGNED TO TARGET ECCENTRIC MUSCLE ACTIONS MAY BE USED BY REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS TO IMPROVE MUSCLE PERFORMANCE, DECREASE PAIN, INCREASE FUNCTION, ATTENUATE TENDON DEGENERATION, AND RESOLVE MUSCLE ATROPHY. THIS COLUMN PRESENTS THE CLINICAL EFFICACY AND BIOPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR PERFORMING ECCENTRIC SHOULDER EXERCISES.

DOI

10.1519/SSC.0b013e3182820576

Volume

35

Issue

1

First Page

48

Last Page

50

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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