Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Spasticity After Upper Motor Neuron Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Conclusions
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy may be an effective and safe treatment for spasticity after upper motor neuron injury. However, because of poor methodological qualities of the included studies and high heterogeneity, this conclusion warrants further investigation.
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Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Determine the impact of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spasticity after upper motor neuron injury; (2) Describe the factors that affect the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spasticity; and (3) Discuss the mechanism of action of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spasticity.
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Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: CME Article . 2022 Series . Number 7 Source Type: research
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