Is extracorporeal shockwave therapy effective even in the treatment of partial rotator cuff tear?

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2020 Mar-Apr;34(2):709-714. doi: 10.23812/19-422-L-25.

Authors

A Notarnicola¹, G Maccagnano¹, L Maresca¹, M C Oliva^{1

2}, G Fari^{1

2}, G Papagni^{1

2}, G Pignatelli^{1

2}, I Covelli¹, G Gioia¹, F P Bianchi³, S Tafuri³, B Moretti¹

Affiliations

¹ Orthopaedics Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Aldo Moro University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy.
² Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Aldo Moro University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy.
³ Hygiene Unit, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 32462857
DOI: 10.23812/19-422-L-25

No abstract available

Keywords: ESWT; extracorporeal shockwave therapy; rotator cuff tear; symptomatic lesion.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy*
Humans
Rotator Cuff
Rotator Cuff Injuries* / therapy
Tendinopathy / therapy