Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles
Title
Addressing Posterior Shoulder Tightness in the Athletic Population
ISBN or ISSN
1524-1602
Volume
31
Issue
6
Publication Date / Copyright Date
12-2009
First Page
61
Last Page
65
DOI Number
10.1519/SSC.0b013e3181c2a828
Abstract
POSTERIOR SHOULDER TIGHTNESS (PST) IS A COMMON IMPAIRMENT IMPLICATED IN THE ETIOLOGY OF SHOULDER PAIN. INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS HAVE A PREDILECTION FOR PST, THUS INTERVENTIONS TO MITIGATE SUCH TIGHTNESS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS COLUMN PRESENTS EXERCISES TO ADDRESS PST APPLICABLE TO THE ASYMPTOMATIC AND INJURED POPULATION.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Corrao, M.; Kolber, Morey J.; and Wilson, S.H., "Addressing Posterior Shoulder Tightness in the Athletic Population" (2009). Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles. 186.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_facarticles/186
