American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Feb 2021
Meta AnalysisThe Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Pain Intensity and Neck Disability for Patients With Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Neck and Shoulder: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on myofascial pain syndrome in the neck and shoulder compared with that of other treatments. ⋯ Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is superior to other treatments in terms of alleviating the pain intensity and pressure pain threshold of patients with myofascial pain syndrome in the neck and shoulder at postintervention. In particular, focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy shows significant improvement in pain relief. However, radical extracorporeal shock wave therapy for myofascial pain syndrome treatment still remains unclear.