Shockwave Therapy Clinical Studies
Shockwave Therapy Promotes Bone Healing and Glycosaminoglycan Expression
Title: Effects of shock wave therapy on glycosaminoglycan expression during bone healing Authors: Paulo Roberto Dias Dos Santos, Valquiria Pereira De Medeiros, João Paulo Freire Martins de Moura, Carlos Eduardo da Silveira Franciozi, Helena Bonciani Nader, Flavio Faloppa In this...
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AUVA letter‒ Successful treatment of delayed and non-union fractures
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Shockwave Therapy Enhances Muscle Performance in Athletes
Title: Influence of medical shock waves on healthy muscle tissue Author: Kenneth Craig, Cristina Maria D'Agostino, Wolfgang Schaden, Pep Karalus, Leigh Grant The use of shockwave therapy (SWT) has been a successful treatment for sports injuries for over a decade....
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Acoustic Stimulation Promotes Muscle Resilience in Sports and Aging
Title of Study: Acoustic stimulation and tropism on skeletal muscles: perspectives on tissue resilience in sports and ageing Authors: Kenneth Craig Vincent, Wolfgang Schaden, Laupepa Aposetolo Karalus, Jacqueline Craig Huges, Daniel Poratt This study investigates the effects of acoustic stimulation...
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Shockwave Therapy: An Effective Treatment for Lateral Epicondylitis
Title: Lateral epicondylitis: This is still a main indication for extracorporeal shockwave therapy Authors: S Thiele, R Thiele, L Gerdesmeyer Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is an effective treatment option for lateral epicondylitis, according to a recent review of randomized controlled...
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Shock Wave Therapy Compared with Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Nonunion of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Fractures
The current ‘‘gold standard’’ for treatment of chronic fracture nonunion in the metaphyseal-diaphyseal region of the fifth metatarsal is intramedullary screw fixation. Complications with this procedure, however, are not uncommon. Shock wave therapy can be an effective treatment for fracture...
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Shockwave Therapy Shows Success in Treating Nonunion of the Tibia
Title: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Nonunion of the Tibia Author: Eric A Elster, Alexander Stojadinovic, Jonathan Forsberg, Scott Shawen, Romney C Andersen, Wolfgang Schaden Delayed and nonunion of the tibia are common orthopedic conditions that may have variable treatment...
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Shockwave Therapy Could Offer New Hope for Chronic Pain Sufferers
Title of Study: A neural model for chronic pain and pain relief by extracorporeal shock wave treatment Author: Othmar J. Wess Chronic pain, a persistent and debilitating condition, is often a result of a pathological control function of memory. This...
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Temporal and spatial expression of BMP-2 in sub-chondral bone of necrotic femoral heads in rabbits by use of extracorporeal shock waves
Extracorporeal shock wave treatment has been used successfully for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The pathway of biological events by which this is accomplished has not been fully elucidated. BMP-2 is a key mediator of bone...
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Shockwaves vs. Decompression and Grafting for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis
Title: Treatment for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: comparison of extracorporeal shock waves with core decompression and bone-grafting Authors: Ching-Jen Wang, Feng-Sheng Wang, Chung-Cheng Huang, Kuender D Yang, Lin-Hsiu Weng, Hsuan-Ying Huang Osteonecrosis of the femoral head, a condition causing...
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