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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

超音波導引震波治療棘上肌鈣化性肌腱病變的療效：案群系列研究

Abstract

Approximately 50% of patients with calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff experience shoulder pain. Shock wave therapy is a non-invasive alternative treatment that is effective in pain relief, function restoration, and deposit resorption. In our study, we used ultrasonography-guided shock wave therapy for the targeted treatment of calcific supraspinatus tendinopathy.We retrospectively assessed 9 patients (8 women, 1 man; age 33-57 years) who had received echo-guided extracorporeal shock wave therapy for calcific supraspinatus tendinopathy from 2006 to 2012. Pain measured by the numerical rating scale (NRS) was compared before and after therapy. The length and width of the calcification spot on the radiographs before and after therapy were also measured.The mean NRS score was 6.2±2.3 before treatment and 1.0±1.2 after treatment. The mean calcification length was 18.24±6.76 mm before treatment and 7.16±7.30 mm after treatment. The mean calcification width was 6.48±2.63 mm before treatment and 2.36±2.34 mm after treatment. The Wilcoxon sign rank test showed that the NRS scores and length and width of calcification were all significantly better after therapy (p＜0.05).The results indicate that echo-guided shock wave therapy for calcific supraspinatus tendinopathy is effective for pain relief and deposit resorption. Because of its noninvasiveness, shock wave therapy might be an option of treatment for calcific supraspinatus tendinopathy.

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Traditional Chinese

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189

Last Page

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