Shoulder pain treatment
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
High-energy extracorporeal shockwave therapy is likely more effective than low-energy ESWT in treating calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff, according to trial results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Nov. 19. Led by Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD, Technical University Munich, investigators found "significant improvement" in the six-month mean scores for shoulder function in low- and high-energy ESWT patients, compared with a sham treatment arm...