Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on knee osteoarthritis
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SPORTS MEDICINE - Evaluation of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Lameness, and more specifically, joint disease, causes significant loss of use of athletic horses and has a large economic impact on the horse industry. Despite numerous medical treatments, novel treatments are needed. Recent experimental evidence and anecdotal clinical impressions of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) have been reported.13 Unpublis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.138