Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) When Combined with Supervised Exercises in Patients with Subacromial Shoulder Pain: A Double-Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 2547-2554

  Kvalvaag, Elisabeth ^a,b   Brox, Jens Ivar ^a   Engebretsen, Kaia Beck ^a   Soberg, Helene Lundgaard ^a   Juel, Niels Gunnar ^a   Bautz Holter, Erik ^a   Sandvik, Leiv ^c   Roe, Cecilie ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

ESWT; physical therapy modalities; rehabilitation; shock wave therapy; shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOCK WAVE THERAPY; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85028697648     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546517707505     Document Type: Article

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