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 …

Regenerative therapy is one of the most challenging and intriguing branches of modern
medicine. Basic research has demonstrated the effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwaves …

MINERVA MEDICA COPYRIGHT® Page 1 Vol. 46 - No. 3 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL
AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE 423 Rehabilitation procedures in the management of …

Background The anti-spasticity efficacy of botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection has been well
established for patients with chronic stroke; however, extracorporeal shock wave therapy …

The present paper aims at providing an objective narrative review of the existing non-
pharmacological treatments for spasticity. Whereas pharmacologic and conventional …

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 …

Purpose This systematic review examines intervention studies using extracorporeal shock
wave therapy (ESWT) application in post-stroke muscle spasticity with particular emphasis …

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 …

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 …

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 …