Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improved the rate of healing of collagenase-induced suspensory ligament desmitis in horses, as measured by ultrasonographic imaging. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy resulted in a statistically significant decrease in lesion area and improved fiber alignment and echogenicity of the ligament in treated ligaments when compared with control ligaments. Authors’ ad...

[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the effectiveness and mechanisms of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis. [Subjects and Methods] Histomorphometric analysis of necrotic femoral head in rabbits treated with shock waves was performed. Bilateral osteonecrosis of femoral heads was induced with methylprednisolone and lipopolysaccharide in eight rabb...

Aetna considers extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) with the OssaTron (HealthTronics, Marietta, GA), the Dornier Epos Ultra (Dornier Medical Systems, Kennesaw, GA), the Sonocur (Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., Iselin, NJ), the Orbasone Pain Relief System (Orthometrix, Inc., White Plains, NY), the OrthospecTM Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Medispec, Ltd., Germantown, MD), or any other E...

Applications of shock wave research conducted in Tohoku University are briefly described. Its is emphasized that underwater shock wave research and its connection to bubble dynamics are one of the most important physical backgrounds to interpret tissue damages occurring during shock wave therapy. In addiction to ESWL, revascularization of cerebral thrombosis by using a laser induced liquid jet ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with placebo in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. DESIGN Randomised, blinded, multicentre trial with parallel group design. SETTING Nine hospitals and one outpatient clinic in Germany. PARTICIPANTS 272 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis recalcitrant to conservative therapy for at least si...

Few studies report the possible correlation pain-paratendon microvascularity during the painful phase of the chronic Achilles tendinopathy and the efficacy of the radial shock wave therapy respect to other therapies. The aim of the present longitudinal, controlled study is to demonstrate the variation of the tendon micro vascularization in athletes affected by Achilles tendinopathy and the effi...