A controlled clinical study of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and joint mobilization technique in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder / 中华物理医学与康复杂志
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
;
(12)2003.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-574772
ABSTRACT
Objective To observe and compare the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy(ESWT) and that of joint mobilization technique on periarthritis of shoulder. Methods Eighty-two patients were divided into two groups randomly, a treatment group (n=42) treated with extracorporeal shock wave therapy, and a control group (n=40) treated with joint mobilization technique. All the patients were evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Constant-Murley Scale(C-M scale) before and half a month after the treatment. Results After treatment the results obtained with the use of VAS Scale and C-M Scale (only ADL and ROM) were significantly different in two groups when compared with those before the treatment (P
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Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Year:
2003
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