OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shockwave treatment with that of supervised exercises in patients with shoulder pain. DESIGN Single blind randomised study. SETTING Outpatient clinic of physical medicine and rehabilitation department in Oslo, Norway. PARTICIPANTS 104 patients with subacromial shoulder pain lasting at least three months. INTERVENTIONS Radia...

[Purpose] The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for patients with chronic low back pain and their dynamic balance ability. [Subjects] Twenty-eight patients with chronic low back were divided into an extracorporeal shockwave therapy group (ESWTG: n=13) and a conservative physical therapy group (CPTG, n=15). [Methods] An exercise pr...

Achilles tendinopathy is a common cause of posterior heel pain and can progress to partial tendon tear without adequate treatment. Effects of traditional treatments vary, and many recent reports focus on the use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for Achilles tendinopathy but not for Achilles tendon partial tear. Here, we report the case of a 64-year-old female suffering from severe lef...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been reported to be a safe and effective method for decreasing pain and relieving range of motion (ROM) limitations caused by neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO), though there has been no report that it might cause hematoma if applied to NHO. We hereby report a case of massive hematoma after ESWT, specifically the radial shockwave therapy (RSWT)...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is a treatment modality, originally introduced into the clinic as lithotripsie, which has also been successfully used in last two decades non-invasive of delayed or non-healing fractures. Initially, mechanism action was attributed to microfracture-induced repair, but intensive basic research now shown that generates its effect tissue via mechanotransduction. Num...

Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF), an inflammation of the plantar fascia. This study compared effects extracorporeal shockwave and high-intensity laser in reducing pain enhancing function chronic patients, who have failed to achieve results by conservative treatment. Aim: To explore best non-invasive treatment option for PF within scope physical therapy. Method: After registry trial data colle...