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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Poststroke Plantar-Flexor Muscles Spasticity: A Prospective Open-Label Study

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Bruno Corrado, Carla Di Luise & Clemente Servodio Iammarrone. (2021) Management of Muscle Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Means of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 24:1, pages 1-7.
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Robert Dymarek, Kuba Ptaszkowski, Lucyna Ptaszkowska, Mateusz Kowal, Mirosław Sopel, Jakub Taradaj & Joanna Rosińczuk. (2020) Shock Waves as a Treatment Modality for Spasticity Reduction and Recovery Improvement in Post-Stroke Adults – Current Evidence and Qualitative Systematic Review. Clinical Interventions in Aging 15, pages 9-28.
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Rosa Cabanas-Valdés, Jordi Calvo-Sanz, Gerard Urrùtia, Pol Serra-Llobet, Albert Pérez-Bellmunt & Ana Germán-Romero. (2020) The effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy to reduce lower limb spasticity in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 27:2, pages 137-157.
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Alessandro Picelli, Elisabetta La Marchina, Francesca Gajofatto, Angelo Pontillo, Antonella Vangelista, Roberto Filippini, Alessio Baricich, Carlo Cisari & Nicola Smania. (2017) Sonographic and clinical effects of botulinum toxin Type A combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spastic muscles of children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 20:3, pages 160-164.
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Hojjat Radinmehr, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Soofia Naghdi, Gholamreza Olyaei & Azadeh Tabatabaei. (2017) Effects of one session radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy on post-stroke plantarflexor spasticity: a single-blind clinical trial. Disability and Rehabilitation 39:5, pages 483-490.
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Robert Dymarek, Kuba Ptaszkowski, Lucyna Słupska, Tomasz Halski, Jakub Taradaj & Joanna Rosińczuk. (2016) Effects of extracorporeal shock wave on upper and lower limb spasticity in post-stroke patients: A narrative review. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 23:4, pages 293-303.
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Natalia Comino-Suárez, Julio Gómez-Soriano, Silvia Ceruelo-Abajo, Eduardo Vargas-Baquero, Ana Esclarín & Juan Avendaño-Coy. (2023) Extracorporeal shock wave for plantar flexor spasticity in spinal cord injury: A case report and review of literature. World Journal of Clinical Cases 11:1, pages 127-134.
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Stefano Brunelli, Noemi Gentileschi, Barbara Spanò, Luca Pratesi, Alessandra Calvani, Roberta Mucci & Calogero Foti. (2022) Effect of Early Radial Shock Wave Treatment on Spasticity in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study. BioMed Research International 2022, pages 1-9.
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Samar Abd Alhamed Tabra, Mohammad Ibrahim Zaghloul & Doaa Shawky Alashkar. (2021) Extracorporeal shock wave as adjuvant therapy for wrist and hand spasticity in post-stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 48:1.
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En Yang, Henry L. Lew, Levent Özçakar & Chueh-Hung Wu. (2021) Recent Advances in the Treatment of Spasticity: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10:20, pages 4723.
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Şerife Yoldaş Aslan, Sehim Kutlay, Ebru Düsünceli Atman, Atilla Halil Elhan, Haydar Gök & Ayse Adile Küçükdeveci. (2021) Does extracorporeal shock wave therapy decrease spasticity of ankle plantar flexor muscles in patients with stroke: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation 35:10, pages 1442-1453.
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Tao Fan, Xiangying Zhou, Peichen He, Xiaojia Zhan, Peng Zheng, Rong Chen, Rongdong Li, Rihui Li, Mingyang Wei, Xue Zhang & Guozhi Huang. (2021) Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Flexor Spasticity of the Upper Limb in Post-stroke Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Neurology 12.
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Tae-sung In, Jin-hwa Jung, Kyoung-sim Jung & Hwi-young Cho. (2021) Effect of Sit-to-Stand Training Combined with Taping on Spasticity, Strength, Gait Speed and Quality of Life in Patients with Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Life 11:6, pages 511.
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Hatem H Allam, Abdulrahman J Almalki & Lamiaa K Elsayyad. (2021) Effect of shockwave therapy on kinematic gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 28:3, pages 1-10.
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Yan Leng, Wai Leung Ambrose Lo, Chengpeng Hu, Ruihao Bian, Zhiqin Xu, Xiyao Shan, Dongfeng Huang & Le Li. (2021) The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Spastic Muscle of the Wrist Joint in Stroke Survivors: Evidence From Neuromechanical Analysis. Frontiers in Neuroscience 14.
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Józef Opara, Jakub Taradaj, Karolina Walewicz, Joanna Rosińczuk & Robert Dymarek. (2021) The Current State of Knowledge on the Clinical and Methodological Aspects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves Therapy in the Management of Post-Stroke Spasticity—Overview of 20 Years of Experiences. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10:2, pages 261.
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Emanuela Elena Mihai, Luminita Dumitru, Ilie Valentin Mihai & Mihai Berteanu. (2020) Long-Term Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Lower Limb Post-Stroke Spasticity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10:1, pages 86.
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Isabel María Martínez, Nuria Sempere-Rubio, Olga Navarro & Raquel Faubel. (2020) Effectiveness of Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Spasticity: A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences 11:1, pages 15.
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Jae Ho Oh, Hee Dong Park, Seung Hee Han, Ga Yang Shim & Kyung Yeul Choi. (2019) Duration of Treatment Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave on Spasticity and Subgroup-Analysis According to Number of Shocks and Application Site: A Meta-Analysis. Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 43:2, pages 163-177.
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Chang Han Lee, Seung Hun Lee, Jun‐Il Yoo & Shi‐Uk Lee. (2019) Ultrasonographic Evaluation for the Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Gastrocnemius Muscle Spasticity in Patients With Chronic Stroke. PM&R 11:4, pages 363-371.
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Junyi Guo, Shuyan Qian, Yisu Wang & Aihua Xu. (2019) Clinical study of combined mirror and extracorporeal shock wave therapy on upper limb spasticity in poststroke patients. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 42:1, pages 31-35.
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Dai Zhang, Yun-Lei Wang, Da-Xin Gong, Zhao-Xuan Zhang, Xiao-Tong Yu & Yue-Wen Ma. (2019) Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Novel Agent for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Refractory to Current Medical Therapy. American Journal of Men's Health 13:1, pages 155798831983189.
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