Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Spasticity After Upper Motor Neuron Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spasticity after upper motor neuron injury.

Design

Eight electronic databases were searched systematically from their inception to August 3, 2021, to provide robust evidence for the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for spasticity and range of motion after upper motor neuron injury. Study screening, data extraction, risk of bias assessment, and evaluation of the certainty of evidence were performed independently by two independent reviewers. Data analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.3.5 and R 3.6.1 software.

Results

Forty-two studies with 1973 patients who met the eligibility criteria were selected from articles published from 2010 to 2021,

SUBMITTER: Zhang HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature