Effectiveness of radial shock-wave therapy for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: Single-blind, randomized clinical study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 672-682

  Cacchio, Angelo ^a,b,c   Paoloni, Marco ^b   Barile, Antonio ^d   Don, Romildo ^b   De Paulis, Fosco ^a   Calvisi, Vittorio ^d   Ranavolo, Alberto ^b   Frascarelli, Massimo ^b   Santilli, Valter ^a   Spacca, Giorgio ^a  

^a San Salvatore Hospital of L'Aquila   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcific tendinitis; Lithotripsy; Radial shock wave therapy; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFIC TENDINITIS; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIO SHOCK WAVE THERAPY DEVICE; RADIAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SAFETY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33646440428     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/86.5.672     Document Type: Article

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