Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 110-121 , November 2010

Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) rehabilitation in the overhead athlete

  • Robert Manske

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Wichita State University, 1845 North Fairmount, Campus Box 210, Wichita, KS 67260-0210, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +1 316 978 3702, +1 316 680 8096 (cell); fax: +1 316 878 3025.
    • ,
  • Daniel Prohaska

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Orthopedic Associates, Wichita, Kansas, United States

Received 16 December 2009 ,Revised 8 June 2010 ,Accepted 9 June 2010.

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Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 110-121 , November 2010

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