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Dose-related effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021
Objective: To assess the dose-related effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on pain alleviation in knee osteoarthritis. Methods: With the use of a 2?×?2 factorial randomized controlled design, 89 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis ...
Ya-Fei Zhang, Yang Liu, Shao-Wen Chou, Hao Weng   +3 more
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Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy against Cutibacterium acnes Implant-Associated Infections: An in Vitro Trial [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2020
Background: Antibiotic management of low-virulent implant-associated infections induced by Cutibacterium acnes may be compromised by multi-drug resistance development, side effects, and increased cost.
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos, Lorenzo Drago, Georgios Koutras, Panagiotis Givissis, Eleni Vagdatli, Prodromos Soukiouroglou, Paraskevi Papaioannidou   +6 more
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Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Lower‐Limb Spasticity in an Individual With Subacute Stroke: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy showed immediate spasticity reduction and sustained range of motion improvement in a patient with subacute stroke.
Daisuke Kato, Satoshi Hirano, Naoki Mori, Shota Itoh, Toshiki Ito, Taiki Yokote, Hirofumi Maeda, Yohei Otaka   +7 more
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Quantitative Assessments of Mechanical Responses upon Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy [PDF]

Advanced Science, 2018
Although radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) has been widely used to treat orthopedic disorders with promising clinical results, rESWT largely relies on clinicians' personal experiences and arbitrary judgments, without knowing relationships ...
Yajun Liu, Xiaodong Chen, Anyi Guo, Sijin Liu, Guoqing Hu   +4 more
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Experimental study of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for periprosthetic osteolysis induced by wear particles [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) is applied as a conservative treatment modality in orthopedics, yet its effectiveness in addressing aseptic loosening of cementless joint prostheses remains unclear. Through animal experimentation, we have
Fengnian Zhao, Yufei Chen, Ao Dong, Keguan Song   +3 more
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Comparison of high- and low-dose radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome. [PDF]

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy administered at low vs. high pressures in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS: Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome were randomized into two groups: low-dose group and high-dose group.
Ceylan İ, Kürtüncüoğlu B, Tuncay F, Canli M, Alkan H, Tayfur A.   +5 more
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Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Dupuytren’scontracture: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, 2021
Dupuytren’s contracture (DC) is a fibro-proliferative disorder of palmar and digital fascia, which leads to contracture deformity of hand and consequent disability.
Parisa Taheri, Najmeh Salek, Shervin GHaffari Hoseini   +2 more
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The influence of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on shoulder pain and structural abnormalities in stroke patients [PDF]

Archives of Medical Science, 2022
Introduction Structural abnormalities in the shoulder joint are a common complication post stroke, and the consequent pain and functional limitations become devastating quality of life problems for such patients.
Heba A. Khalifa, Moshera H. Darwish, Mohamed S. El-Tamawy, Hatem M. Elazizy, Ibrahim A. Abu Ella, Nehad A. Abo-zaid, Mona Mohamed Abdelkhalek, Engy BadrEldin S. Moustafa   +7 more
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Exposure of zebra mussels to radial extracorporeal shock waves: implications for treatment of fracture nonunions [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Background Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) is an attractive, non-invasive therapy option to manage fracture nonunions of superficial bones, with a reported success rate of approximately 75%. Using zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), we
Wenkai Wu, Nicola Maffulli, John P. Furia, Lukas Meindlhumer, Katharina Sternecker, Stefan Milz, Christoph Schmitz   +6 more
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Exposure to radial extracorporeal shock waves modulates viability and gene expression of human skeletal muscle cells: a controlled in vitro study [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2018
Background Recent clinical and animal studies have shown that extracorporeal shock wave therapy has a promoting influence on the healing process of musculoskeletal disorders. However, the underlying biological effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Stefan G. Mattyasovszky, Eva K. Langendorf, Ulrike Ritz, Christoph Schmitz, Irene Schmidtmann, Tobias E. Nowak, Daniel Wagner, Alexander Hofmann, Pol M. Rommens, Philipp Drees   +9 more
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