Management of acute calcific tendinitis of the shoulder

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-237

  Wainner, Robert S ^a,b,c,d   Hasz, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c Malcolm Grow Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^d North Virginia Spine Institute ^*  (United States)

^e Virginia Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcific tendinitis; Shoulder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SHOULDER PAIN; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031950854     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1998.27.3.231     Document Type: Article

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