Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 59-67 , March 2010

Reliability of scapular positioning measurement procedure using the Palpation Meter (PALM)

  • Bruno R. da Costa

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Alberta, 2–50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G4. Tel.: +1 780 492 5983; fax: +1 780 492-4429.
    • ,
  • Susan Armijo-Olivo

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • ,
  • Inae Gadotti

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • ,
  • Sharon Warren

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • ,
  • David C. Reid

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • ,
  • David J. Magee

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.06.007

Physiotherapy
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