Is extracorporeal shockwave therapy combined with isokinetic exercise more effective than extracorporeal shockwave therapy alone for subacromial impingement syndrome? A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 714-725

  Santamato, Andrea ^a   Panza, Francesco ^b,c   Notarnicola, Angela ^b   Cassatella, Gennaro ^a   Fortunato, Francesca ^a   De Sanctis, Jula Laura ^a   Valeno, Giovanni ^a   Kehoe, Patrick G ^d   Seripa, Davide ^c   Logroscino, Giancarlo ^b   Fiore, Pietro ^b   Ranieri, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constant Murley score; Isokinetic parameters; Muscle torque; Physical Therapy; Rotator cuff tendinopathy; Shoulder pain; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINOPATHY; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84985997715     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2016.4629     Document Type: Article

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