Efficacy and safety of the extracorporeal shockwave therapy in patients with postherpetic neuralgia: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Efficacy and safety of the extracorporeal shockwave therapy in patients with postherpetic neuralgia: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is one of the most common types of chronic neuropathic pain, which seriously affects quality of the life because of pain severity and poor response to the currently available treatments. The main strategies for PHN management are medication and invasi...

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Main Authors: Lu Chen, Ruihao Zhou, Fuguo Sun, Yan Weng, Ling Ye, Pingliang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Postherpetic neuralgia
Neuropathic pain
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04564-z

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