Radial shock wave therapy for lateral epicondylitis: A prospective randomised controlled single-blind study

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Spacca, G ^a   Necozione, S ^b   Cacchio, A ^a  

^a SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elbow pain; Lateral epicondylitis; Radial Shock Wave Therapy; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTHRALGIA; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENNIS ELBOW; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 27244449348     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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