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 …

Background: Patellar tendinopathy is a condition characterized by anterior knee activity–
related pain. It has a high incidence among athletes engaged in jumping sports and may …

Background: Tendinopathies represent a serious challenge for orthopaedic surgeons
involved in treatment of athletes. Purpose: To compare the effectiveness and safety of …

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

Shock wave treatment accelerates impaired wound healing in diverse clinical situations.
However, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of shock waves have not yet …

Tendinopathy is the term used to refer to tendon disorders. Spontaneous adult tendon
healing results in scar tissue formation and fibrosis with suboptimal biomechanical …

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is used in a variety of clinical applications
including the management of musculoskeletal conditions. Initial use of ESWT in clinical …

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a safe and effective treatment option for
various pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. Many studies address the molecular and …

Tenomodulin (TNMD, Tnmd) is a gene highly expressed in tendon known to be important for
tendon maturation with key implications for the residing tendon stem/progenitor cells as well …

Mesenchymal stem cells are regarded as common cellular precursors of the
musculoskeletal tissue and are responsible for tissue regeneration in the course of …