Acupuncture may anticipate the antalgic effects of focused shockwave therapy to rotator cuff tendinopathy: A retrospective clinical study 针刺和聚焦冲击波疗法对肩袖肌腱病的止痛作用：一项回顾性临床研究
| Autor: | Donatella Trischitta, Diana Lalli, Enrico Bruno, Flavia Santoboni, Mario Vetrano, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Riccardo Vallorani, Sveva Maria Nusca, Enrica Armienti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Elbow 0211 other engineering and technologies Rotator cuff tendinopathy 02 engineering and technology University hospital 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Complementary and alternative medicine Extracorporeal shockwave therapy 021105 building & construction medicine Acupuncture Physical therapy Combined therapy In patient Observational study business |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion. 30:193-197 |
| ISSN: | 1003-5257 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wjam.2020.07.004 |
| Popis: | Objective The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the clinical effects of focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy (f-ESWT) and acupuncture anticipate the clinical response in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy in the short term. Design An observational retrospective clinical study. Setting/Location Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant'Andrea University Hospital in Rome, Italy. Subjects/Interventions We analyzed retrospectively thirty patients (22 females and 8 males) with rotator cuff tendinopathy. Fifteen patients underwent f-ESWT and acupuncture combined therapy (Group A) and fifteen patients underwent only f-ESWT therapy (Group B). Outcome measures The outcome measures were the Visual Analogic Scale (VAS), Assessment Shoulder and Elbow Scale (ASES) and Roles and Maudsley Score (RMS). The follow-ups were T0 (pre-treatment), T1 (3 weeks after the start of the treatment), and T2 (at 8 weeks). In order to compare groups, the ANOVA and Friedman tests were adopted. Group A patients had a more rapid and statistically significant improvement trend in VAS (P Conclusions The study showed that combined treatment decreases the recovery time of the shoulder involved in terms of pain and motor function in the short term. However, these results shall be confirmed by controlled randomized studies. |
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