Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 18-22 , February 2010

Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls

  • Lee Herrington

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, Exercise and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, Allerton Building, Manchester M6 6PU, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1612952326; fax: +44 1612952395.
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  • Ian Horsley

      Affiliations

    • English Institute of Sport, Manchester, United Kingdom
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  • Christer Rolf

      Affiliations

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

Received 23 April 2009 ,Revised 8 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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PII: S1466-853X(09)00110-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.10.001

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 18-22 , February 2010