
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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OrthoEvidence. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. ACE Report. 2022;160(1):5. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/14208
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Biomed Res Int . 2021 Nov 15;2021:5937250.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Ten randomized controlled trials with 455 patients diagnosed with chronic low back pain were included in a meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) to sham therapy or active comparators. The outcomes of interest were pain scores and disability at 1 and 3 months follow-up. The ESWT group had significantly lower pain scores at 1 month follow-up but these diffe...
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