Shock Waves in the Treatment of Muscle Hypertonia and Dystonia

Since 1997, focused shock waves therapy (FSWT) has been reported to be useful in the treatment of muscle hypertonia and dystonia. More recently, also radial shock wave therapy (RSWT) has been successfully used to treat muscle hypertonia. The studies where FSWT and RSWT have been used to treat muscle...

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Main Authors: Laura Mori, Lucio Marinelli, Elisa Pelosin, Antonio Currà, Luigi Molfetta, Giovanni Abbruzzese, Carlo Trompetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/637450