Can extracorporeal shock-wave therapy be used for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy?

Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is one of the two most common tendinopathies of the upper limb. The most effective treatment in the management of LET is the exercise program. Clinicians combine exercise program with other physiotherapy, electrotherapeutic and no, techniques. Extracorporeal shock wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2018
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6275556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519537
http://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v8.i3.37
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Sumario:Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is one of the two most common tendinopathies of the upper limb. The most effective treatment in the management of LET is the exercise program. Clinicians combine exercise program with other physiotherapy, electrotherapeutic and no, techniques. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is one of the most common recommended electrotherapeutic modalities for the management of LET. Further research is needed to find out the optimal treatment protocol of ESWT in the management of LET

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