Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 562-566 , December 2010

The effect of a scapular postural correction strategy on trapezius activity in patients with neck pain

Received 16 November 2009 ,Revised 16 June 2010 ,Accepted 21 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.06.006

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 562-566 , December 2010

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