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The purpose of this research was to investigate the clinical effects on the ESWT treatment of shoulder and neck pain.
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been used to treat various musculoskeletal disorders. The beneficial effects of the ESWT included pain alleviation and improvement in local blood circulation. However, few study exploring the effects of the ESWT for subjects with shoulder and neck pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| cervical flexion | Other | Education have 8 movement home program for flexion, extension, side bending, rotation in neutral position, and rotation in a position of full cervical flexion. |
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| Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) | Other | The Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was applied on upper trapezius and levator scapulae following parameters 1.5 bar, per intervention 2000 impulse, once a week for three weeks for the experimental group. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) | Other | The Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was applied on upper trapezius and levator scapulae following parameters 1.5 bar, per intervention 2000 impulse, once a week for three weeks for the experimental group |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The change of visual analogue scale (VAS) | Baseline, week 3 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Lan Y Guo, Ph.D | Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kaohsiung Medical University | Kaohsiung City | 807 | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background | Cote P, Cassidy JD, Carroll L. The Saskatchewan Health and Back Pain Survey. The prevalence of neck pain and related disability in Saskatchewan adults. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 23 (15): 1689-1698, 1998 Cagnie B, Danneels L, Van Tiggelen D, De Loose V, Cambier D Individual and work related risk factors for neck pain among office workers: a cross sectional study. Eur Spine J 16(5): 679-686, 2007 Lee HY, Yeh WY, Chen CW, Wang JD. psychosocial risk factors of upper extremity musculoskeletal pain in industries of Taiwan: a nationwide study. J Occup Health, 47(4): 311-318, 2005. Sjölander P, Michaelson P, Jaric S Djupsjöbacka M. Sensorimotor disturbances in chronic neck pain--range of motion, peak velocity, smoothness of movement, and repositioning acuity. Man Ther 13(2): 122-131, 2008. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D019547 | Neck Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000074059 | Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D014464 | Ultrasonic Therapy |
| D003972 | Diathermy |
| D006979 | Hyperthermia, Induced |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| cervical flexion | Other | Education have 8 movement home program for flexion, extension, side bending, rotation in neutral position, and rotation in a position of full cervical flexion. |
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| D026741 |
| Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |