Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 67-71 , May 2008

Does a tackling task effect shoulder joint position sense in rugby players?

  • Lee Herrington

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, University of Salford, Manchester M6 6PU, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441612952326; fax: +441612952395.
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  • Ian Horsley

      Affiliations

    • Sheffield Centre for Sports Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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  • Lindsey Whitaker

      Affiliations

    • Sheffield Centre for Sports Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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  • Christer Rolf

      Affiliations

    • Sheffield Centre for Sports Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Received 4 July 2007 ,Revised 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 22 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.01.001

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 67-71 , May 2008