Transdermal nitroglycerine treatment of shoulder tendinopathies in patients with spinal cord injuries

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1014-1019

  Giner Pascual, M ^a   Alcanyis Alberola, M ^a   Querol, F ^b   Salinas Huertas, S ^a   Garcia Masso X ^b   Gonzalez, L M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

shoulder tendinopathy; spinal cord injury; transdermal nitroglycerine; wheelchair

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY MEASUREMENT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR USERS SHOULDER PAIN INDEX;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TENDINOPATHY; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 80052407482     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.41     Document Type: Article

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