Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) may offer a safer alternative to steroid injections or surgery for treating "frozen shoulder" in diabetes patients, preliminary findings suggest. Results from a ...

BOSTON (CBS) --- Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor and rotator cuff injuries are one of the most common causes of shoulder pain. While most cases are treated with ...

March 7, 2003 — Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is effective for chronic calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, according to the results of a single-blind study reported in the March issue of ...

Supervised exercises are more effective than shockwave treatment to relieve chronic shoulder pain, finds a study published in British Medical Journal today. Shoulder pain is the fourth most common ...

If you’ve been reading my articles for awhile - you’ll know that I’m generally not a huge fan of passive modalities - especially when used in isolation. However, every now and then one comes along ...

Calcific tendinopathy (also known as calcific tendonitis) is a disorder of the shoulder characterised by the formation of deposits of calcium crystals in 1 or more of the rotator cuff tendons. It can ...

If you’ve sustained an injury to a tendon, elbow, or hamstring, your doctor might recommend shockwave therapy. Before you balk at this painful-sounding technique, though, it may be comforting to know ...

SPONSORED – Shoulder issues become increasingly common as people age, but a local clinic in Saint Louis is offering a novel approach to treatment. HouseFit, led by Dr. Beth Templin, is the only clinic ...

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for calcific tendinopathy in the shoulder. This involves placing a device on the skin that delivers short pulses of sound into the ...