Extracorporeal shockwaves therapy versus hyaluronic acid injection for the treatment of painful non-calcific rotator cuff tendinopathies: Preliminary results

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1162-1168

  Frizziero, Antonio ^a   Vittadini, Filippo ^a   Barazzuol, Michele ^a   Gasparre, Giuseppe ^a   Finotti, Paolo ^a   Meneghini, Andrea ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b,c   Masiero, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyaluronic acid; Injections; Rotator cuff; Tendinopathy; Ultrasonic waves

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINITIS; THERAPEUTIC USE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85006461952     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: 18271928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06408-2     Document Type: Article

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