The effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in lower limb tendinopathy: A systematic review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 752-761

  Mani Babu, Sethu ^a   Morrissey, Dylan ^a   Waugh, Charlotte ^a   Screen, Hazel ^a   Barton, Christian ^a,b,c,d  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Queen Mary University of London ^*  (Australia)

^c PURE SPORTS MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; extracorporeal shock wave therapy; greater trochanteric pain syndrome; patellar tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; HIP; HUMAN; LEG; META ANALYSIS; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RADIATION; TENDINOPATHY; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924873176     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514531911     Document Type: Review

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