September 21, 2026

Can Shockwave Therapy Actually Help a Damaged Shoulder Heal? What a Landmark 2003 JAMA Study Found

Patients with shoulder pain that has been worsening for months or years usually come to our office feeling frustrated. When your shoulder has been hurting for months or years, there’s an underlying problem that needs to be addressed and healed. Quite often this involves addressing tendon injuries in the shoulder rotator cuff, arthritic changes in the bone- such as bone […]

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September 1, 2026

The Scientific Weeds of the Focused Shockwave 2003 JAMA RCT on Calcific Shoulder Tendinopathy

A landmark randomized controlled trial on focused shockwave therapy was published in 2003 in JAMA, one of the highest impact journals in the medical field. The improvements for shoulder calcific tendinopathy in this study  include: Reduction in pain levels Improved function using the Constant-Murley Score  (A 100-point scale used to measure overall shoulder function and track recovery after an injury […]

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