Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 599-602 , December 2010

Soft tissue artefact in the thoracic spine during axial rotation and arm elevation using ultrasound imaging: A descriptive study

Received 5 November 2009 ,Revised 28 April 2010 ,Accepted 5 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.05.004

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 599-602 , December 2010

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