[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on upper extremity muscle tone in chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] For this study, 30 stroke patients participated in this study and they were divided into ESWT group and sham-ESWT group, each group consisted of 15 patients. ESWT and sham-ESWT was performed by the patients for two times a week, for eight weeks. MyotonPRO was used to measure muscle tone. [Results] According to the results of the comparisons between the groups, after intervention, upper extremity muscle tone were significantly higher in the ESWT group than in the sham-ESWT group. [Conclusion] This study showed that ESWT is effective for improving decrease of muscle tone in chronic stroke patients.
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Park, S. K., Yang, D. J., Uhm, Y. H., Yoon, J. H., & Kim, J. H. (2018). Effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on upper extremity muscle tone in chronic stroke patients. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 30(3), 361–364. https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.361
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