Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 305-314 , August 2010

Thoracic outlet syndrome Part 2: Conservative management of thoracic outlet

  • L.A. Watson

      Affiliations

    • LifeCare Prahran Sports Medicine Centre, 316 Malvern Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, Australia
    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3086, Australia
    • ,
  • T. Pizzari

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3086, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 94795872.
    • ,
  • S. Balster

      Affiliations

    • LifeCare Prahran Sports Medicine Centre, 316 Malvern Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, Australia

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 23 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 March 2010.

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Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 305-314 , August 2010

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