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

Andrea SantamatoDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation–“OORR Hospital” University of Foggia, ItalyCorrespondencee-mail:[email protected]
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Maria Francesca MicelloDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation–“OORR Hospital” University of Foggia, Italy
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Francesco PanzaPopulation Health and Health Determinants Unit National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion (CNESPS), Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Roma, Italy
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Francesca FortunatoSector of Hygiene Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Giancarlo LogroscinoPopulation Health and Health Determinants Unit National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion (CNESPS), Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Roma, Italy
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Alessandro PicelliNeuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Paolo ManganottiClinical Neurophysiology and Functional Neuroimaging UnitDepartment of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Neurology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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Nicola SmaniaNeuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Pietro FioreDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation–“OORR Hospital” University of Foggia, Italy
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Maurizio RanieriDepartment of Neurological and Psychiatric SciencesUniversity of Bari, Italy
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Pages S17-S24 | Published online: 05 Jan 2015

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