Efficacy of Unfocused Shockwave Therapy on Plantar Fasciitis
Title: Efficacy of Unfocused Medium-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (MI-ESWT) for Plantar Fasciitis Authors: Ashraf Fansa MD, Alec J. Talsania BA, John G. Kennedy MD, FRCS, Martin J. O'Malley MD Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common foot condition that causes...
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Trapezius
Title: Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Pain and Function in Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Trapezius: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Authors: Qing Zhang, Chenying Fu, Liyi Huang, Feng Xiong, Lihong Peng, Zejun Liang, Li Chen, Chengqi He, Quan...
Shockwave Therapy Beats Ultrasound in Treating Plantar Fasciitis
Title: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Versus Ultrasound Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Authors: Zeyana Al-Siyabi, Mohammad Karam, Ethar Al-Hajri, Abdulmalik Alsaif Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common foot condition that causes pain in the heel and bottom of...
Shockwave Therapy for Calcifying Tendinitis of the Shoulder
Title: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder Authors: Chin-Jung Hsu, Der-Yean Wang, Kuo-Fung Tseng, Yi-Chin Fong, Horng-Chaung Hsu, Yick-Fung Jim Summary: In this study, researchers investigated the use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for calcific tendinitis...
Fully healed, Ordonez flourished for Tigers using ESWT
To fix an ailing knee that would not heal because blood had stopped circulating to a certain spot on the bone, Ordonez, after the 2004 season with the Chicago White Sox, went to Austria, Vienna to have shock wave therapy...
Shockwave Therapy for Resistant Stress Fracture in Athletes
Title: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for resistant stress fracture in athletes: a report of 5 cases Authors: Masanori Taki, Osamu Iwata, Masaki Shiono, Masashi Kimura, Kenji Takagishi This study focuses on the use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for...
Acoustic stimulation and tropism on skeletal muscles: Tissue resilience & regeneration in sports and aging
Director Kompass Health Associates, Centre for Regenerative Health, Sports Performance & Research – Auckland, New Zealand; Director Shockwave & Isokinetic Centre – Melbourne, Australia; Sr. Surgeon & Adj. Prof. AUVA-Trauma Centre & Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Experimental & Clinical Traumatology...
Sports Medicine Practitioners Embrace Benefits of Shockwave Therapy
Title: Sports medicine practitioners embrace benefits of extracorporeal shock wave therapy Source: Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Embraces the Benefits of Shockwave Therapy A growing number of sports medicine practitioners are using extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) to treat various musculoskeletal...
Tissue Activation and Regeneration in Sports Medicine and Bone Pathologies
The physical shaking of the tissue by the shock waves leads to a mechanotransduction; the conversion of mechanical signals (e. g. shear, compression, tension) into electrical or chemical signals responses in the tissue. Click here to read more.
Shockwave Therapy for Tissue Regeneration & Inflammation Reduction
Title of study: Cellular signaling pathways modulated by low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy Authors: Tianshu Liu, Alan W. Shindel, Guiting Lin & Tom F. Lue Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (Li-ESWT) is a non-invasive form of energy transfer that can...
Shockwave Therapy’s Effectiveness & Safety for Orthopedic Conditions: A Review
Title: Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for orthopedic conditions: a systematic review on studies listed in the PEDro database Authors: Christoph Schmitz, Nikolaus B M Császár, Stefan Milz, Matthias Schieker, Nicola Maffulli, Jan-Dirk Rompe, John P Furia...
MTS Spark WavesTM – successfully treating indispositions of the musculoskeletal system
Pain of the musculoskeletal system can seriously restrict the mobility of the affected persons and their participation in daily life. With the Spark WaveTM Therapy an effective alternative for medicamentous and surgical therapy methods respectively has been established for various orthopaedic...
Successful treatment of nonunions with orthogold280
A pseudarthrosis is defined as a non healing fracture from which a false joint develops. It is manifested if healing of a fracture has not been achieved within six months after fracture development. Nonunions occur in 5% to 10% of...
Recovery and Regeneration in Sports Injuries with Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy is a form of treatment that uses shockwaves to heal injuries and promote tissue regeneration. Shockwaves are high-energy soundwaves that travel through tissues and bones. They are known to increase blood flow, reduce inflammation, and stimulate the growth...
Shockwave Therapy Outperforms Laser in Treating Myofascial Pain
Title of study: Comparative study of shockwave therapy and low-level laser therapy effects in patients with myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius Authors: Márta Király, Tamás Bender, Katalin Hodosi A study compared the effects of shockwave therapy and laser therapy...
Stress fractures are common painful conditions in athletes, usually associated to biomechanical overloads. Low risk stress fractures usually respond well to conservative treatments, but up to one third of the athletes may not respond, and evolve into high-risk stress fractures. Surgical stabilization...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Evaluation of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Title: Evaluation of the effect of extracorporeal shock wave treatment on experimentally induced osteoarthritis in middle carpal joints of horses Author: David D Frisbie, Christopher E Kawcak, C Wayne McIlwraith A recent study investigated the effects of extracorporeal shock wave...
Update on the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave treatment for myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia
Chronic muscle pain syndrome is one of the main causes of musculoskeletal pathologies requiring treatment. Many terms have been used in the past to describe painful muscular syndromes in the absence of evident local nociception such as myogelosis, muscle hardening,...
The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders
Shockwave therapy was originally developed to disintegrate urinary stones 4 decades ago1 . Since then, there has been remarkable progress regarding the knowledge of its biological and therapeutic effects. Its mechanism of action is based on acoustic mechanical waves that...
Non-Invasive Healing with Shockwave Therapy for Tissue and Bone Disorders
Title of study: Biological mechanism of shockwave in bone Author: Jai-Hong Cheng, Ching-Jen Wang Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses acoustic waves to promote healing in damaged tissue. This type of therapy, known as extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT),...
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) First choice treatment of fracture non-unions?
Fracture non-unions are still a challenging problem in orthopedics. The treatment of non-unions remains highly individualized, complex, and demanding. In most countries the surgical approach with debridement of the non-union gap, anatomical reduction and appropriate osteosynthesis along with autologous bone...
Focused high‐energy extracorporeal shockwaves as supplemental treatment in a rabbit model of fracture‐related infection
Focused high‐energy extracorporeal shockwave therapy (fhESWT) is used to improve fracture healing in cases of nonunion. In addition, it has been shown to have direct antibacterial effects. We evaluated fhESWT as an adjunct to conventional treatment in a clinically relevant...
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...
Biomechanical Improvement by Shockwave After Rotator Cuff Repair
Title: Substantial Biomechanical Improvement by Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy After Surgical Repair of Rodent Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears Authors: Xaver Feichtinger, Xavier Monforte, Claudia Keibl, David Hercher, Jakob Schanda, Andreas H Teuschl, Christian Muschitz, Heinz Redl, Christian Fialka, Rainer Mittermayr A...
Single Shockwave Treatment Shows Promise in Relieving Muscle Soreness
Title: Effect of a Single Administration of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave in the Relief of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: Results of a Partially Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial Authors: Johannes Fleckenstein, Mara Friton, Heiko Himmelreich, Winfried Banzer A study investigated the effects...
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