BMJ

Preseason shoulder range of motion screening and in-season risk of shoulder and elbow injuries in overhead athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria were (1) overhead athletes from Olympic or college sports, (2) preseason measures of shoulder ROM, (3) tracked in-season injuries at the shoulder and elbow, and ...
Medscape

Effects and Predictors of Shoulder Muscle Massage for Patients With Posterior Shoulder Tightness

Various theories exist regarding the mechanisms of stiff shoulder (SS). Potential etiological factors are adhesive capsulitis, [1] decreased capsular volume, [2,3] capsular contractions, [4] rotator ...
Dayton Daily News

Exercise of the Month: Shoulder internal rotation improves range of motion

Internal Rotation is an often-overlooked exercise for the shoulders. It is important however, as it helps strengthen the rotator cuff, increases stability of the shoulder joint and improves range of ...
BMJ

An evaluation of differences in hip external rotation strength and range of motion between female dancers and non-dancers

1 School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia 2 Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Hopper School of ...