Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for supraspinatus calcifying tendinitis: A randomized clinical trial comparing two different energy levels

Physical Therapy

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1376-1385

  Ioppolo, Francesco ^a   Tattoli, Maria ^b   Di Sante, Luca ^a   Attanasi, Carmine ^a   Venditto, Teresa ^a   Servidio, Marila ^a   Cacchio, Angelo ^a   Santilli, Valter ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868521840     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20110252     Document Type: Article

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