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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2023

Research progress in extracorporeal shock wave therapy for upper limb spasticity after stroke.

Haoyang Duan, Yawen Lian, Yuling Jing, Jingsong Xing, Zhenlan Li

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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07520032 (Effectiveness of Extra-corporeal Shockwave Diathermy in the Management of Upper Limb Function Patients With Stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07520032 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Extra-corporeal Shockwave Diathermy in the Management of Upper Limb Function Patients With Stroke: Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorGulf Medical UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsStrokeArmsESWT, Stretching, Mobility, Strengthening, Functional training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Emerging theory of sensitization in post-stroke muscle spasticity.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Haoyang DuanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yawen LianDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yuling JingDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jingsong XingDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhenlan LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spasticity is one of the most common complications after stroke. With the gradual intensification of spasticity, stroke patients will have a series of problems such as joint ankylosis and movement restriction, which affect the daily activities and increase the burden on patients' families, medical staff and society. There are many ways to treat post-stroke spasticity before, including physical therapy and exercise therapy, drug therapy, surgery and so on, but not satisfied because of a few shortcomings. In recent years, many researchers have applied extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of post-stroke spasm and achieved good clinical effect, because it is non-invasive, safe, easy to operate, low cost and other advantages compared with other treatment methods. This article reviews the research progress and existing problems of ESWT in the treatment of post-stroke spasticity.

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existing problemsextracorporeal shock wave therapypost-strokeprogressspasticity

Identifiers

PMID36846123
PMCPMC9947654

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