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Corticosteroid injection for short-term pain relief in Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome

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March 2013

Corticosteroid injection for short-term pain relief in Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Home Training, Local Corticosteroid Injection, or Radial Shock Wave Therapy for Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome

Am J Sports Med. 2009 Oct;37(10):1981-90. Epub 2009 May 13.

Contributing Authors:
JD Rompe NA Segal A Cacchio JP Furia A Morral N Maffulli

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229 patients who suffered from greater trochanter pain syndrome were randomized to one of three groups. The first group receiving corticosteroid injection at the site of pain, a second group receiving shock wave therapy, and finally a third group prescribed exercise therapy. The study aimed to compare and evaluated all three treatment options in a long term randomized trial. The results of this st...

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