Usefulness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the spasticity of the subscapularis in patients with stroke: A pilot study

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4638-4643

  Yong, Wook Kim ^a   Ji, Cheol Shin ^a   Yoon, Jeong Gyu ^b   Kim, Yong Kyun ^b   Lee, Sang Chul ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Shoulder; Spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SPASTICITY; SUBSCAPULARIS MUSCLE; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890351359     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131129     Document Type: Article

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