Open AccessMagnetic resonance imaging evaluation of muscle usage associated with three exercises for rotator cuff rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Joseph M. Horrigan,
Frank G. Shellock,
Jerrold H. Mink,
Andrew L. Deutsch
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-199910000-00001
Subject(s) - rotator cuff , coronal plane , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , deltoid curve , rehabilitation , cuff , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , anatomy , radiology , surgery
Methods of determining muscle usage for exercises involving rotator cuff muscles are limited. Therefore, this investigation used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the effect of three different exercises used for rehabilitation of the rotator cuff.