The effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on lower limb spasticity in subacute stroke patients

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 461-470

  Moon, Seung Won ^a   Kim, Jin Hoan ^a   Jung, Mi Jin ^a   Son, Seungnam ^a   Lee, Joong Hoon ^b   Shin, Heesuk ^a   Lee, Eun Shin ^a   Yoon, Chul Ho ^a   Oh, Min Kyun ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Samcheonpo Seoul Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High energy shock waves; Muscle spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885145216     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2013.37.4.461     Document Type: Article

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