Electromyographic study of rotator cuff muscle activity during full and empty can tests

• Main Authors: Yoshihiro Kai (Author), Masafumi Gotoh (Author), Kazuya Madokoro (Author), Kazuto Takei (Author), Shin Murata (Author), Tomonoshin Kanazawa (Author), Hideaki Shibata (Author), Toru Morihara (Author), Naoto Shiba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The empty can (EC) and full can (FC) tests are used as diagnostic tools for patients with rotator cuff disease. However, recently concerns have been raised that these tests do not selectively activate the muscle. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the rotator cuff muscle activation...