Resumen

SUAREZ-SANABRIA, NATHALIA  y  OSORIO-PATINO, ANA MILENA. Shoulder's biomechanics and physiological basis for the Codman exercise. CES Med. [online]. 2013, vol.27, n.2, pp.205-217. ISSN 0120-8705.

Shoulder is considered the most mobile joint in the human body, but also the most unstable. In the presence of diseases in this joint has been used physiotherapy rehabilitation techniques, including Codman exercises with the aim of restore the integrity of the shoulder, sustained in their physiological effects. The objective of this review is to explain the biomechanics of the shoulder as the foundation of Codman exercises and their physiological effects.

Palabras clave : Shoulder joint; Shoulder pain; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Physical therapy modalities; Musculoskeletal manipulations.

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