Duration of Treatment Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave on Spasticity and Subgroup-Analysis According to Number of Shocks and Application Site: A Meta-Analysis
10.5535/arm.2019.43.2.163
- Author:
Jae Ho OH
1
;
Hee Dong PARK
;
Seung Hee HAN
;
Ga Yang SHIM
;
Kyung Yeul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. rehabdoc@seoulmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Meta-Analysis
- Keywords:
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy;
Muscle spasticity;
Meta-analysis
- MeSH:
Ankle Joint;
Cross-Over Studies;
Elbow;
Fingers;
Humans;
Multiple Sclerosis;
Muscle Spasticity;
Shock;
Wrist
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2019;43(2):163-177
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate duration of the treatment effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on spasticity levels measured with Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) regardless of the patient group (stroke, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy) and evaluate its spasticity-reducing effect depending on the number of shocks and site of application. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Scopus were searched from database inception to February 2018. Randomized controlled trials and cross-over trials were included. All participants had spasticity regardless of cause. ESWT was the main intervention and MAS score was the primary outcome. Among 122 screened articles, 9 trials met the inclusion criteria.
