Shock wave therapy improves shoulder pain.(Musculoskeletal Disorders) From: Family Practice News | Date: September 15, 2004| Author: Jancin, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BERLIN -- A single session of high-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with chronic shoulder pain and calcification of the rotator cuff brings significant functional and radiographic improvement along with markedly diminished pain, Dr. Josef Feyertag reported at the annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

The therapy is also effective in patients troubled by heel spurs or humeral epicondylitis, added Dr. Feyertag of the department of internal medicine ...

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