A 16-question post-treatment survey was sent to 874 patients after extracorporeal shockwave treatment for chronic plantar fasciitis. Of the 377 surveys returned, 353 were used for analysis. These patients were treated by 169 physicians in 19 states using either electrohydraulic or electromagnetic extracorporeal shockwave equipment. Seventy-six percent of the patients underwent treatment after h...

BACKGROUND There is limited evidence about the chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) treatment by shockwave therapy, and the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on CPPS due to non bacterial prostatitis in a long-term period. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a follow-up survey, 40 patients with CPPS (that were randomly distributed into the treatment or sham g...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTC/BB: SNWV) (www.sanuwave.com), an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, today reported the results of published preclinical osteoarthritis research conducted in Taiwan utilizing extracorporeal shock wave technology (ESWT) to ...

Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder is a frequent disorder with an unknown etiology. It usually treated different physical therapy modalities where extracorporeal shockwave comes as new effective method. The aim study was to compare and conventional in treatment calcific rotator cuff shoulder. prospective, monocentric clinical trial involving 40 patients who were divided into two groups: group ...