Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy for Supraspinatus Calcifying Tendinitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Two Different Energy Levels
Author(s) -
Francesco Ioppolo,
Maria Tattoli,
L Santé,
Carmine Attanasi,
Teresa Venditto,
Marila Servidio,
Angelo Cacchio,
Valter Santilli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20110252
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , visual analogue scale , tendinopathy , physical therapy , extracorporeal , placebo , clinical trial , extracorporeal shockwave therapy , surgery , tendon , alternative medicine , pathology
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) represents a valid intervention in the treatment of people with supraspinatus calcifying tendinitis (SCT), but there is limited evidence for the useful range of ESWT doses.
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