Scientific Literature Overview
RPW - Therapeutic
Three Sessions of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Gives No Additional Benefit Over
"Minimal-Dose" Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Patients With Chronic Greater
Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Authors Wheeler PC, Dudson C, Calver R, Goodall D, Gregory KM, Singh H, Boyd KT.
Published Clinical Journal Sport Medicine 00:1–12
Date Jan 2021
Place of
origin
Department of Sport and Exercise Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS
Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
Background
Objective To investigate the outcomes following 3 weekly sessions of radial extracorporeal
shockwave therapy (rESWT) in patients with chronic greater trochanteric pain
syndrome (GTPS) presenting to an NHS Sports Medicine Clinic in the United
Kingdom