Extracorporeal shock wave as adjuvant therapy for wrist and hand spasticity in post-stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Stroke patients often present with upper limb spasticity which impairs the functional status of patients. Recently, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is reported to be a safe, non-invasive, alternative treatment for spasticity. Many articles have been published on the effe...

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Main Authors: Samar Abd Alhamed Tabra, Mohammad Ibrahim Zaghloul, Doaa Shawky Alashkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00068-z