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Vol. 83, No. 7, July 2003, pp. 667-670
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Dialogue on Evidence in Practice

On "Does acetic acid iontophoresis accelerate the resorption of calcium deposits in calcific tendinitis of the shoulder?"

Philip Paul TygielPT, MTC

Tygiel Physical Therapy
6606 E Carondelet Dr
Tucson, AZ 85710


Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the full text and any section headings.

To the Editor:

I looked forward to reading the "Evidence in Practice" article by Charles D Ciccone, which asked the question "Does acetic acid iontophoresis accelerate the resorption of calcium deposits in calcific tendinitis of the shoulder?"1

This article describes a physical therapy intervention that I have not used yet; but I have heard, from several colleagues whom I respect, that this intervention had good results when other interventions had failed. I was disappointed to find out that there was scant evidence to support this intervention. I was more disappointed, however, that the article misapplied the principles of evidence-based practice and misinterpreted what little evidence there was.

From his search Dr Ciccone was only able to find 2 articles that he felt might provide evidence on the question. The first article, by Perron and Malouin,2 discussed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 22 adults with calcifying tendinitis in the shoulder. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Charles D Ciccone

Editor—Evidence in Practice and Reviews
Physical Therapy


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