[HTML][HTML] Shock wave as biological therapeutic tool: From mechanical stimulation to recovery and healing, through mechanotransduction

MC d'Agostino, K Craig, E Tibalt, S Respizzi - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a form of “mechanotherapy”, that,
from its original applications as urological lithotripsy, gained the field of musculo-skeletal …

[HTML][HTML] Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in musculoskeletal disorders: a review

P Romeo, V Lavanga, D Pagani… - Medical Principles and …, 2013 - karger.com
Regenerative therapy is one of the most challenging and intriguing branches of modern
medicine. Basic research has demonstrated the effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwaves …

[PDF][PDF] Rehabilitation procedures in the management of spasticity

N Smania, A Picelli, D Munari, C Geroin… - Eur J Phys Rehabil …, 2010 - researchgate.net
MINERVA MEDICA COPYRIGHT® Page 1 Vol. 46 - No. 3 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL
AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE 423 Rehabilitation procedures in the management of …

Comparative effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections and extracorporeal shockwave therapy for post-stroke spasticity: a systematic review and network meta …

PC Hsu, KV Chang, YH Chiu, WT Wu, L Özçakar - EClinicalMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The anti-spasticity efficacy of botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection has been well
established for patients with chronic stroke; however, extracorporeal shock wave therapy …

Breakthroughs in the spasticity management: are non-pharmacological treatments the future?

A Naro, A Leo, M Russo, C Casella, A Buda… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present paper aims at providing an objective narrative review of the existing non-
pharmacological treatments for spasticity. Whereas pharmacologic and conventional …

Recent advances in the treatment of spasticity: extracorporeal shock wave therapy

E Yang, HL Lew, L Özçakar, CH Wu - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spasticity is a common sequala of the upper motor neuron lesions. For instance, it often
occurs in the first 4 weeks after stroke and is seen in more than one-third of stroke survivors …

Shock waves as a treatment modality for spasticity reduction and recovery improvement in post-stroke adults–current evidence and qualitative systematic review

R Dymarek, K Ptaszkowski, L Ptaszkowska… - … interventions in aging, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This systematic review examines intervention studies using extracorporeal shock
wave therapy (ESWT) application in post-stroke muscle spasticity with particular emphasis …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of shock waves on macrophages: a possible role in tissue regeneration and remodeling

NG Sukubo, E Tibalt, S Respizzi, M Locati… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is broadly used as a non-
surgical therapy in various diseases for its pro-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory effects …

Research progress in extracorporeal shock wave therapy for upper limb spasticity after stroke

H Duan, Y Lian, Y Jing, J Xing, Z Li - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Spasticity is one of the most common complications after stroke. With the gradual
intensification of spasticity, stroke patients will have a series of problems such as joint …

Medical and biomedical applications of shock waves

AM Loske - 2017 - Springer
This book was written with the aim of widening the reader's spectrum of knowledge
regarding the uses of shock waves in medicine and biology, as well as to contribute to safer …