Extracorporeal shockwave therapy was initially used for kidney stone disintegration and its
application was then extended to calcific tendinitis. The therapeutic field expanded and …

There is currently great interest in the use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)
and in clarifying the mechanisms of action in tendon pathologies. The success rate ranges …

Encouraging results using extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for treating chronic
tendinopathies were recently obtained, although the specific mechanisms by which it …

Shockwave treatments are commonly used in the management of tendon injuries and there
is increasing evidence for its clinical effectiveness. There is a paucity of fundamental (in …

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a non-invasive treatment for chronic
tendinopathies, however little is known about the in-vivo biological mechanisms of ESWT …

Tendinopathy is a degenerative disease of the tendons caused by prolonged overstretching
or overuse of the tendons. It accounts for a large proportion of musculoskeletal disorders …

Shock waves, as applied in urology and gastroenterology, were introduced in the middle of
the last decade in Germany to treat different pathologies of the musculoskeletal system …

Although extracorporeal shockwave therapy has been used to treat plantar fasciitis and
other conditions for some time, research on its use in wound care is just beginning. These …

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a technology that was first introduced into
clinical practice in 1982 for urologic conditions. Subsequent clinical applications in …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of high-energy extracorporeal
shockwave therapy on tendon angiogenesis in the patellar tendons of rabbits. We sought to …