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Lower pain with focused ESWT versus therapeutic ultrasound for trochanteric pain syndrome
May 2019
Lower pain with focused ESWT versus therapeutic ultrasound for trochanteric pain syndrome
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy for greater trochanteric pain syndrome with gluteal tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial
Clin Rehabil. 2019 Apr;33(4):670-680. doi: 10.1177/0269215518819255Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
50 patients with gluteal tendinopathy and trochanteric pain syndrome were randomized to three weekly sessions of focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy (f-ESWT) or ten daily sessions of therapeutic ultrasound (UST). Patients were assessed for pain and functional outcome at 2-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up. Numeric rating scale (NRS) for pain was significantly lower in the f-ESWT group com...
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