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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Hypertrophic Scars

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2022
Background Hypertrophic scars cause aesthetic concerns and negatively affect the quality of life. A gold standard treatment for hypertrophic scars has not been established due to various responses of modalities.
Apirag Chuangsuwanich, Natthapong Kongkunnavat, Malika Kamanamool, Gulradar Maipeng, Nanticha Kamanamool, Warangkana Tonaree   +5 more
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Orthopaedic Diseases

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2005
The application of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) as a treatment for different orthopaedic conditions has experienced a rapid increase over the last several years. However the mechanism of action and the therapeutic effect is not clear.
Suad Trebinjac, Emela Mujić-Skikić, Marina Ninković, Eldin Karaiković   +3 more
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Provides Limited Therapeutic Effects on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Medicina, 2022
Night wrist splinting has been a conservative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. The addition of extracorporeal shock wave therapy provides an alternative treatment.
Ko-Ta Chen, Yu-Pin Chen, Yi-Jie Kuo, Ming-Hsiu Chiang   +3 more
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Effects of local vibration combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy in plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023
Objective:To compare the effects of local vibration combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy alone for plantar fasciitis. Methods: A randomized controlled trial including 34 participants with a mean age of 37.
HyoJeong On, JongEun Yim
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Effects of Cavitation from Extracorporeal Shock Wave Combined with Sulfur Hexafluoride Microbubble on Myocardial Ultrastructure in Rats

Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2023
Background: In the present study, the effects of extracorporeal cardiac shock waves combined with different concentrations of sulfur hexafluoride ultrasound microbubbles on myocardial ultrastructure in rats were observed.
Yajing Miao, Xiaoxu Wang, Hongning Yin, Ruoling Han   +3 more
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in dupuytren’s disease [PDF]

SiSli Etfal Hastanesi Tip Bulteni / The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Hospital, 2017
We investigated the use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in patients with Dupuytren's Disease (DD) palmar nodules in an attempt to reduce the contracture, alleviate the pain (if any), increase the range of motion and quality of life, and delay a probable surgery in the long term.Patients with DD who presented to our hand surgery clinic and ...
Aykut, Serkan, Aydın, Canan, Öztürk, Kahraman, Arslanoğlu, Fatih, Kılınç, Cem Yalın   +4 more
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Multimodal treatment, including extracorporeal shock wave therapy, for refractory chronic tension-type headache: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Few reports have described multidisciplinary treatment, including extracorporeal shock wave therapy, for patients with refractory chronic tension-type headache. In this study, we conducted multidisciplinary treatment for a patient with chronic
Toru Takekawa, Toshifumi Chino, Naoki Yamada, Shu Watanabe, Masahiro Abo, Renpei Sengoku   +5 more
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Efficacy of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with botulinum toxin type A injection in treatment of lower extremity spasticity in subjects with cerebral palsy: A randomized, controlled, cross-over study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020
Objectives: To investigate whether botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection is more effective than radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in reducing plantar flexor muscle spasticity in subjects with cerebral palsy. Methods: A total of 68 subjects with
Xavier Vidal, Joan Martí-Fàbregas, Olga Canet, Marta Roqué, Antoni Morral, Miriam Tur, Christoph Schmitz, Mercè Sitjà-Rabert   +7 more
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Study on the effect, safety, prognosis quality and application value of extracorporeal shock wave based neural activity in carpal tunnel syndrome patients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background Mild to moderate CTS is the most common median nerve compression disease in middle-aged and elderly women, mainly manifested by hand numbness and pain.
Haiou Zhang, Weiyan Zhao, Man Jiang, Yang Song   +3 more
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy: an update

EFORT Open Reviews, 2020
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a safe therapy and there are only a few side effects known (such as pain during ESWT and minor haematomata), but no severe complications are to be expected if it is performed as recommended. Contraindications are severe coagulopathy for high-energy ESWT, and ESWT with focus on the foetus or embryo and focus ...
Auersperg, Vinzenz, Trieb, Klemens
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