Stasinopoulos D. Can extracorporeal shock-wave therapy be used for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy?
World J Methodol 2018;
8:37-39. [PMID:
30519537 PMCID:
PMC6275556 DOI:
10.5662/wjm.v8.i3.37]
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Abstract
Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is one of the two most common tendinopathies of the upper limb. The most effective treatment in the management of LET is the exercise program. Clinicians combine exercise program with other physiotherapy, electrotherapeutic and no, techniques. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is one of the most common recommended electrotherapeutic modalities for the management of LET. Further research is needed to find out the optimal treatment protocol of ESWT in the management of LET
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