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Pain Management with Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Multiple Level Clay-shoveler's Fracture in a Novice Golfer: A Case Report

  • Seongho Woo (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Daegu Fatima Hospital) ;
  • Kwangohk Jun (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Daegu Fatima Hospital) ;
  • Hyoshin Eo (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Daegu Fatima Hospital) ;
  • KooWon Mo (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Daegu Fatima Hospital) ;
  • Sunyoung Joo (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital) ;
  • Donghwi Park (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Daegu Fatima Hospital) ;
  • Chung Reen Kim (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital)
  • Received : 2023.09.15
  • Accepted : 2023.10.23
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

A 30-year-old male novice golfer was diagnosed with a clay-shoveler's fracture. During golf practice, he experienced persistent posterior neck and upper back pain for a month. Cervical radiographs and computed tomography revealed a series of sequential spinous process fractures from C7 to T3. The patient was prescribed analgesic medication and fitted with a cervical brace alongside extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) directed explicitly toward the upper back region, subsequently leading to a notable reduction in pain. Therefore, ESWT could be considered an additional method for pain management in patients with clay-shoveler's fractures.

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