Shock waves do more than just crush stones: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in plantar fasciitis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 735-737

  Rajkumar, P ^a   Schmitgen, G F ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELBOW INJURY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FASCIITIS; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHOULDER PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SPLINT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036956997     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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