The efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 276-284

  Desmeules, François ^a,b   Boudreault, Jennifer ^a   Roy, Jean Sébastien ^c,d   Dionne, Clermont ^c,e   Frémont, Pierre ^c,e   MacDermid, Joy C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rotator cuff; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Tendinopathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTANT MURLEY (SCORE); EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; COMPLICATION; RADIATION; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937522600     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2014.09.004     Document Type: Review

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