Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus standard care in the treatment of neck and upper back myofascial pain: a single blinded randomised clinical trial

Abstract

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy was more effective in controlling of the pain intensity compared to ultrasound one month after treatment. However it had no superiority over ultrasound in improving neck disability index at this time point.Trial registrationwww.irct.ir, IRCT201608154104N5, registered 2016-09-25.