Research Resources

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improves Outcome after Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendons

Patrick Weninger, Christoph Thallinger, Manuel Chytilek, Yannis Hanel, Caterina Steffel, Ramin Karimi, Xaver Feichtinger.
J Clin Med. 2023 May 9;12(10):3350. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103350.
PMID: 37240456 

The Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Improving the Symptons and Function of Patients with Dupuytren's Contracture  

Parisa Taheri, Najmeh Salek, Maryam Mousavi, Razieh Maghroori.
Adv Biomed Res. 2022; 11: 3. Published online 2022 Jan 31. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_155_21
PMID: 35284349 

Effects of the extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the skin: an experimental study
Thayná Melo de Lima Morais, Patrícia Froes Meyer, Liliane Santos de Vasconcellos, Julio Costa E Silva, Ito Ferreira E Andrade, Vinicius Alves Freire de Farias, Igor Candido da Silva, Roberta Marinho Falcão Gondim Araújo, Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva, Esteban Fortuny Pacheco, Ciro Dantas Soares.
Lasers Med Sci.2019 Mar;34(2):389-396. doi: 10.1007/s10103-018-2612-8. Epub 2018 Aug 14.
PMID: 30109536 

The effect of radial shockwave on the median nerve pathway in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial
Habibzadeh, A., Mousavi-Khatir R., Saadat P., Javadian Y.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2022 Jan 25;17(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13018-022-02941-9.
PMID: 35078486 

Extracorporeal shock wave promotes activation of anterior cruciate ligament remnant cells and their paracrine regulation of bone marrow stromal cells' proliferation, migration, collagen synthesis, and differentiation

Lu CC., Chou SH., Shen PC., Chou PH., Ho ML., Tien YC.
Bone Joint Res. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.98.BJR-2019-0365.R1. eCollection 2020 Aug.
PMID: 32832074 

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Treating Foot Ulcers in Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Huang Q., Peijing Y., Xiong H., Shuai T., Liu J., Zhu L., Lu J., Shi X., Yang K., Liu J.
Can J Diabetes. 2020 Mar;44(2):196-204.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2019.05.006. Epub 2019 May 23.
PMID: 31515158 

Shock Waves as a Treatment Modality for Spasticity Reduction and Recovery Improvement in Post-Stoke Adults - Current Evidence and Qualitative Systematic Review
Dymarek R., Ptaszkowski K., Ptaszkowska L., Kowal M., Sopel M., Taradaj J., Rosińczuk J.
Clin Interv Aging. 2020 Jan 6;15:9-28. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S221032. eCollection 2020.

© 2020 Dymarek et al.
PMID: 32021129

Hyaluronic Acid (HA), Platelet-Rich Plasm and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) promote human chondrocyte regeneration in vitro and ESWT-mediated increase of CD44 expression enhances their susceptibility to HA treatment.

Mario Vetrano1, Danilo Ranieri, Monica Nanni, Antonio Pavan2 Florence Malisa, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Vincenzo Visco.
PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218740 June 28, 2019
PMID: 31251756

Shock-wave therapy versus corticosteroid injection on lateral epicondylitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Xiong Y, Xue H, Zhou W, Sun Y, Liu Y, Wu Q, Liu J, Hu L, Panayi AC, Chen L, Yan C, Mi B, Liu G.
Phys Sportsmed. 2019 Apr 5:1-6. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2019.1599587.
PMID: 30951399

Rehabilitation treatment of spastic cerebral palsy with radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy and rehabilitation therapy

Yongjie Lin, Guowei Wang, Bingchen Wang.
Lin et al. Medicine (2018) 97:51
PMID: 30572548 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Accelerates Regeneration After Acute Skeletal Muscle Injury

Zissler, A; Steinbacher, P; Zimmermann, R; Pittner, S; Stoiber, W; Bathke, AC; Sänger, AM.
Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):676-684.
PMID: 27729321 [PubMed - in process] 

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improves Functional Outcomes of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder in Patients with Diabetes
Santoboni, F; Balducci, S; D'Errico, V; Haxhi, J; Vetrano, M; Piccinini, G; Ferretti, A; Pugliese, G; Vulpiani, MC.
Diabetes Care. 2017 Feb;40(2):e12-e13.
PMID: 27899492 [PubMed - in process]