%0 Journal Article
%T Central neuromuscular dysfunction of the deltoid muscle in patients with chronic rotator cuff tears
%A Alexander Berth
%A G¨¦za Pap
%A Wolfram Neuman
%A Friedemann Awiszus
%J Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
%@ 1590-9999
%D 2009
%I 
%R 10.1007/s10195-009-0061-7
%X The DM hyperexcitability may be related to alterations in the sensory output from the shoulder. The insufficient facilitation of the DM points toward a bilateral central activation deficit. These findings seem to be assigned to adaptive changes in the motor cortex as a consequence of chronic RCT, and the neuromuscular alteration of the DM should be considered when treating patients with RCT.
%K Shoulder
%K Rotator cuff tear
%K Deltoideus muscle
%K Transcranial magnetic stimulation
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10195-009-0061-7