Medical Policy Subject: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (eswt) for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Soft Tissue Wounds
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Medical Policy Subject: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (eswt) for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Soft Tissue Wounds
SUBJECT: EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY (ESWT) FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND SOFT TISSUE WOUNDS POLICY NUMBER: 2.01.31 CATEGORY: Technology Assessment EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/18/01 REVISED DATE: 02/21/02, 02/20/03, 02/19/04, 02/17/05, 12/15/05, 01/18/07, 10/18/07, 09/18/08, 08/20/09, 07/15/10, 06/16/11, 06/21/12, 08/15/13, 07/17/14, 06/18/15 PAGE: 1 OF: 8 • If the member's subscriber contrac...
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©2004 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery doi:10.1302/0301-620X.86B2. 14253 $2.00 J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2004;86-B:165-71. Extracorporeal shock waves are focused, single-pressure pulses of microsecond duration. They were first utilised for medical purposes over two decades ago in the treatment of renal calculi by lithotripsy. Soon afterwards shock waves were used in the manageme...
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BACKGROUND Soft tissue injuries and tendinopathies account for large numbers of chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is popular, and effective in the management of chronic tendon conditions in the elbow, shoulder, and pain at and around the heel. METHODS/DESIGN Ethical approval was granted from the South East London Research Ethics Committee to implement ...
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Objectives: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common peripheral entrapment neuropathy with squeezing of the median nerve and the patient is unable to function properly. There are different physiotherapy interventions for the management of these patients and recently, shock wave therapy and low-power laser (LPL) have been widely used, but there is no strong evidence comparing the effect of shock...
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When extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was administered to the equine metacarpus/ metatarsus, there was subperiosteal and subendosteal hemorrhage, but no microfractures were detected. No damage to the surrounding soft tissues was detected. The principle of ESWT and the acute effects of ESWT on equine bone and soft tissue are explained. Authors’ Addresses: Department of Veterinary Clinica...
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