Patient guided Piezo-electric extracorporeal shockwave therapy as treatment for chronic severe patellar tendinopathy: A pilot study

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Zwerver, Johannes ^a   Dekker, Femke ^a   Pepping, Gert Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy; Jumper's knee; patellar tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHRONIC PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PATELLA; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957265260     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2010-0257     Document Type: Article

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