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Review
. 2005 Mar;39(3):132-6.
doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.015545.

Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

D Stasinopoulos  1 , M I Johnson
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Review

Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

D Stasinopoulos et al. Br J Sports Med. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

Randomised controlled trials were reviewed to evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of tennis elbow. Seven relevant trials were found, which had satisfactory methodology but conflicting results. Further research with well designed randomised control trials is needed to establish the absolute and relative effectiveness of this intervention for tennis elbow.

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