Effect of radial shock wave therapy on spasticity of the upper limb in patients with chronic stroke a prospective, randomized, single blind, controlled trial

Medicine (United States)

Volumn 95, Issue 18, 2016, Pages e3544-

  Li, Tsung Ying ^a   Chang, Chih Ya ^a   Chou, Yu Ching ^b   Chen, Liang Cheng ^c   Chu, Heng Yi ^a   Chiang, Shang Lin ^a   Chang, Shin Tsu ^d   Wu, Yung Tsan ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC STROKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENNT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOCK WAVE THERAPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; UPPER LIMB; WRIST CONTROL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE;

EID: 84969834704     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: 15365964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003544     Document Type: Article

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