Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 385-392 , July 2005

Subacromial impingement syndrome: The role of posture and muscle imbalance

  • Jeremy S. Lewis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Physiotherapy Department, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jeremy S. Lewis, PhD, Physiotherapy Department, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust, 369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH, England.
    • ,
  • Ann Green, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Coventry University, Coventry, England.
    • ,
  • Christine Wright, BSc(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Coventry University, Coventry, England.

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 Supported by the Hospital Saving Association Research Degree Award, the CSP Charitable Trust Award, and the MACP Churchill Livingstone Award for research in Manipulative Physiotherapy.

PII: S1058-2746(04)00247-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.08.007

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 385-392 , July 2005

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