Invited commentary on "Extracorporeal shockwave therapy improves pain and function in subjects with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials"

Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah; Sayed Fida Hussain Shah; Alexandra Farrow

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.11.007

Invited commentary on "Extracorporeal shockwave therapy improves pain and function in subjects with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials"

Int J Surg. 2020 Dec:84:136-137. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.11.007. Epub 2020 Nov 12.

Authors

Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah¹, Sayed Fida Hussain Shah², Alexandra Farrow³

Affiliations

¹ NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, England, UK. Electronic address: Sarwar.Shah@ouh.nhs.uk.
² Department of Surgery, Minimal Invasive Surgical Centre, Bilawal Medical College, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, 76090, Sindh, Pakistan.
³ School of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, England, UK.

PMID: 33188926
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.11.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Disease burden; Electrophyscial agents; Electrotherapy; Epidemiology; Evidence-based therapy; Long term conditions; Non-communicable diseases; Non-invasive therapy; Public health.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy*
Humans
Knee Joint
Osteoarthritis, Knee* / therapy
Pain
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Grants and funding

DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom