Factors that influence the efficacy of stretching programs for patients with hypomobility.

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Published in Sports Health on November 01, 2011

Authors

Cale A Jacobs1, Aaron D Sciascia

Author Affiliations

1: ERMI, Inc, Atlanta, Georgia.

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