Ultrasound Therapy for Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder

摘要: Background and Methods Although ultrasound therapy is used to treat calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, its efficacy has not been rigorously evaluated. We conducted a randomized, double-blind comparison ultrasonography sham insonation in patients with symptomatic verified by radiography. Patients were assigned receive 24 15-minute sessions either pulsed (frequency, 0.89 MHz; intensity, 2.5 W per square centimeter; mode, 1:4) or an indistinguishable treatment area over calcification. The first 15 treatments given daily (five times week), remainder three week for weeks. Randomization was according shoulders rather than patients, so patient bilateral might both therapies. Results enrolled 63 consecutive (70 shoulders). Fifty-four (61 shoulders) completed study. There 32 ultrasound-treatment group 29 in...