Extracorporeal shockwave treatment is effective in calcific tendonitis of the shoulder. A randomized controlled trial

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 15-16, 2004, Pages 536-541

  Pleiner, Johannes ^a,b   Crevenna, Richard ^a   Langenberger, Herbert ^a   Keilani, Mohammad ^a   Nuhr, Martin ^a   Kainberger, Franz ^a   Wolzt, Michael ^b   Wiesinger, Günther ^a   Quittan, Michael ^a,c  

^a Dept of Phys Med and Rehab ^*  (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calcifications; Extracorporeal shockwave therapy; G rtner score; Shoulder joint; Visual Analogue Pain Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER CALCIFIC TENDONITIS; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; TENDINITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 4444269913     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217707     Document Type: Article

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