PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 12 , Pages 1064-1068 , December 2009

Adhesive Capsulitis: A New Management Protocol to Improve Passive Range of Motion

  • Raj Mitra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, 450 Broadway St, Mailcode: 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: R.M.
    • ,
  • Alex Harris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA‡
    • ,
  • Chainey Umphrey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA§
    • ,
  • Matthew Smuck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA
    • ,
  • Michael Fredericson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA∥

Received 12 July 2009 ,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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