Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1242-1249 , September 2006

Intraobserver Reliability of 4 Physiologic Movements of the Shoulder in Subjects With and Without Symptoms

  • Rachel E. Valentine, BSc, MCSP

      Affiliations

    • Therapy Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • Jeremy S. Lewis, PhD, MCSP, MAPA, MMPA

      Affiliations

    • Therapy Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
    • Physiotherapy Department, St George’s Hospital, London, UK.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jeremy S. Lewis, PhD, MCSP, MAPA, MMPA, Therapy Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, London, UK

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 Supported by the Westminster Medical School Research Trust and the Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust Charity.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00439-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.008

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1242-1249 , September 2006

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