Shu-Jui Kuo, Yu-Hsiang Su, Shih-Chan Hsu, Po-Hua Huang, Chia-Chun Hsia, Chin-Yi Liao, Sung-Hsiung Chen, Re-Wen Wu, Chieh-Cheng Hsu, Yen-Chun Lai, De-Yi Liu, Nien-En Ku, Jui-Feng Chen, Jih-Yang Ko
A rotator cuff tear is a prevalent ailment affecting the shoulder joint. The clinical efficacy of combined therapy remains uncertain for partial rotator cuff tears. In this study, we integrated extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection, juxtaposed with PRP in isolation. Both cohorts exhibited significant improvements in visual analogue scale (VAS), Constant-Murley score (CMS), degrees of forward flexion, abduction, internal rotation, and external rotation, and the sum of range of motion (SROM) over the six-month assessment period...
January 10, 2024: Journal of Personalized Medicine