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No difference in 6-month outcome between ESWT and wrist extensor therapy for lateral epicondylitis
J Pain Res. 2018 Aug 2;11:1459-1467. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S16667972 patients with lateral epicondylitis were randomized to treatment with either four weekly sessions of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy or four weeks of wrist extensor splinting. Patients were assessed for outcome after 4 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks. No significant between-group differences were observed for pain at rest, pain on activity, functional scores, or grip strength at any follow-up time point.
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