F Pigozzi, A Giombini, A Parisi, G Casciello, V Di Salvo, N Santori, P P Mariani
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwaves therapy (ESWT) in patients with chronic painful shoulder. METHODS: <AbstractText Label="EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN" NlmCategory="METHODS">a prospective design was used with a short term follow-up. SETTING: data were collected at the Service of Physioterapy in Villa Stuart Clinic-Rome. PATIENTS: 72 patients of both sexes with an average age of 38 years (range 18 to 69) affected by chronic painful shoulder, whose symptoms lasted more than 6 months...
December 2000: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness