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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy + Warm Acupuncture for External Humeral Epicondylitis

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August 2023

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy + Warm Acupuncture for External Humeral Epicondylitis

Vol: 303| Issue: 8| Number:6| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Combined with Warm Acupuncture for External Humeral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

J Multidiscip Healthc . 2023 Jun 12;16:1631-1639

Contributing Authors:
J Xie J Li Q Sun

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Synopsis

Eighty-two patients with external humeral epicondylitis were randomized to receive either extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) with warm acupuncture (n=41) or extracorporeal shockwave therapy alone (n=41). The primary outcome of interest was pain on a Visual Analog Scale after treatment and at 1 and 3 months. Secondary outcomes of interest included Mayo Elbow Performance (MEPS), Disabilities of...

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