The Evidence Is Overwhelming
Shockwave Therapy in Orthopaedics
Shockwave Therapy in Sexual Health
Shockwave Therapy in Sexual Health
Focused Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome - A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
Ramon S., Russo S., Santoboni F., Lucenteforte G., Di Luise C.,
de Unzurrunzaga R., Vetrano M., Albano M., Baldini R., Cugat R., Stella G., Balato G., Seijas R., Nusca S.-M., Servodidio V., Vulpiani M.-C.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Jun 10. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00093. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 32530874
The Effect of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Trapezius: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jun-Il Y., Min-Kyun O., Se-Woong C., Shi-Uk L., Chang Han L.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(7):e19085. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019085
PMID: 32049811
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-Stroke 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
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus other therapeutic methods for chronic plantar fasciitis
Sun K., Zhou H., Jiang W.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Jan;26(1):33-38. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Nov 13.
© 2018 European Foot and Ankle Society.
PMID: 30502222
Elastosonographic Evaluation After Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Plantar Fasciopathy
Alviti F., D'Ercole C., Schillizzi G., Mangone M., Bernetti A., Ioppolo F., Di Sante L., Minafra P., Santilli V., Elia D., Vallone G., D'Ambrosio F., Cantisani V.
Med Ultrason. 2019 Nov 24;21(4):399-404. doi: 10.11152/mu-1976.
PMID: 31765447
Physical treatment options with impact on bone healing (Article only in German)
M. Arand.
Unfallchirurg 2019 · 122:526–533 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00113-019-0681-1 Online publiziert: 14. Juni 2019
© Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature 2019
PMID: 31201491
Yan C., Xiong Y., Chen L., Endo Y., Hu L., Liu M., Liu J., Xue H., Abududilibaier A., Mi B., Liu G.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2019 Aug 6;14(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s13018-019-1290-y.
PMID: 31387611
Haghighat S, Zarezadeh A, Khosrawi S, Oreizi A..
© 2019 Advanced Biomedical Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
PMID: 31214549
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
Babak Vahdatpour, Arghavan Mokhtarian, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat1, Farnaz Dehghan, Nafi seh Nasr, Mahsa Mazaheri.
2018 Advanced Biomedical Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
PMID: 29862211
A. Notarnicola, G. Maccagnano, M.F. Gallone, L. Mastromauro, F. Rifino, V. Pesce, I. Covelli and B. Moretti.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS
Vol. 32, no. 2.385-389 (2018)
Received September 20, 2017 - Accepted January 23, 2018
PMID: 29685023 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Patients Suffering from Recalcitrant Osgood-Schlatter Disease
H. Lohrer, T. Nauck, J. Schöll, J. Zwerver, N. Malliaropoulos.
Online-Publikation: 9.10.2012
Sportverl Sportschad 2012; 26: 218–222 © Georg Thieme
Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York ·ISSN 0932-0555
PMID: 23047459
Yongjie Lin, Guowei Wang, Bingchen Wang.
Lin et al. Medicine (2018) 97:51
PMID: 30572548 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Francesco Ioppolo, Fabiana Saracino, Rosaria Sabrina Rizzo, Giampaolo Monacelli, Danilo Lanni, Luca Di Sante, Angelo Cacchio, Valter Santilli, Teresa Venditto.
Ann Rehabil Med 2018;42(1):92-100
pISSN: 2234-0645 • eISSN: 2234-0653
PMID: 29560329
Effectiveness and Safety of Shockwave Therapy in Tendinopathies
Vasileios Dedes, Apostolos Stergioulas, Georgios Kipreos, Ariadni Maria Dede, Athanasios Mitseas, Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos.
ORIGINAL PAPER • Mater Sociomed. 2018 Jun; 30(2): 141-146
DOI: 10.5455/msm.2018.30.141-146
Received: March 21 2018; Accepted: May 22, 2018
PMID: 30061805
The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders
Daniel Moya, MD, Silvia Ram´ on, MD, PhD, Wolfgang Schaden, MD, Ching-Jen Wang, MD, Leonardo Guiloff, MD, and Jai-Hong Cheng, MD.
THE JOURNAL OF BONE & JOINT SURGERY d JBJ S .ORG VOLUME 100-A d NUMBER 3 d FEBRUARY 7, 2018
PMID: 29406349 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
André Krath, Tim Klüter, Martin Stukenberg, Paula Zielhardt, Hans Gollwitzer, Norbert Harrasser, Jörg Hausdorf, Martin Ringeisen, Ludger Gerdesmeyer.
Journal of Orthopaedics 14 (2017) 410–415
PMID: 30183430 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Parisa Taheri, Masoud Emadi and Jafar Poorghasemian.
Adv Biomed Res. 2017; 6: 61. Published online 2017 May 29. doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.207148
PMID: 28603702
Shockwave treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome in military cadets: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.
Santiago Gomez Garcia, Silvia Ramon Rona, Martha Claudia Gomez Tinoco, Mikhail Benet Rodriguez, Diego Mauricio Chaustre Ruiz, Francia Piedad Cardenas Letrado, Africa Lopez-Illescas Ruiz, Juan Maria Alarcon Garcia.
Int J Surg. 2017 Oct;46:102-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.584. Epub 2017 Sep 5.
PMID: 28882773 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Electromagnetic transduction therapy in non-specific low back pain: A prospective randomised controlled trial.
André Krath, Tim Klüter, Martin Stukenberg, Paula Zielhardt, Hans Gollwitzer, Norbert Harrasser, Jörg Hausdorf, Martin Ringeisen, Ludger Gerdesmeyer.
Journal of Orthopaedics 14 (2017) 410–415
PMID: 28736490
Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Amol Saxena, Tim Klueter, Norbert Harrasser, Brian Fullem, Andre Krath.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2017 Sep - Oct;56(5):964-967
PMID: 28842106
Extracorporeal shock waves alone or combined with raloxifene promote bone formation and suppress resorption in ovariectomized rats.
Lama, A; Santoro, A; Corrado, B; Pirozzi, C; Paciello, O; Pagano, TB; Russo, S; Calignano, A; Mattace Raso, G; Meli, R.
PLoS One. 2017 Feb 3;12(2):e0171276.
PMID: 28158228 [PubMed - in process]
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]
Radial Soundwave for Sesamoidopathy in Athletes: A Pilot Study.
Saxena, A; Yun, A; Patel, R; Gerdesmeyer, L; Maffulli, N.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2016 Nov - Dec;55(6):1333-1335. Epub 2016 Sep 8.
PMID: 27618711 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of finger tenosynovitis (trigger digit).
Malliaropoulos, N; Jury, R; Pyne, D; Padhiar, N; Turner, J; Korakakis, V; Meke, M; Lohrer, H.
Open Access J Sports Med. 2016 Oct 31;7:143-151.
PMID: 27843364 [PubMed - 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, A C; Sänger, A M.
Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):676-684. doi: 10.1177/0363546516668622. Epub 2016 Oct 13.
PMID: 27729321
Repetitive shock wave therapy improves muscular microcirculation.
Kisch, T; Wuerfel, W; Forstmeier, V; Liodaki, E; Stang, FH; Knobloch, K; Mailaender, P; Kraemer, R.
J Surg Res. 2016 Apr;201(2):440-5.
PMID: 27020830 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Success and Recurrence Rate after Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Retrospective Study.
Malliaropoulos, N; Crate, G; Meke, M; Korakakis, V; Nauck, T; Lohrer, H; Padhiar, N.
Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:9415827.
PMID: 27478843 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Two emerging technologies for Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciopathy.
Langer, PR.
Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2015 Apr;32(2):183-93.
PMID: 25804709 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for avascular necrosis of femoral head.
Wang, CJ; Cheng, JH; Huang, CC; Yip, HK; Russo, S.
Int J Surg. 2015 Dec;24(Pt B):184-7.
PMID: 26188081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Mechanical Stimulation (Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields "PEMF" and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy "ESWT") and Tendon Regeneration: A Possible Alternative.
Rosso, F; Bonasia, DE; Marmotti, A; Cottino, U; Rossi, R.
Front Aging Neurosci. 2015 Nov 9;7:211.
PMID: 26617513 [PubMed - in process]
Clinically relevant effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis: a randomized, controlled multicenter study.
Gollwitzer, H; Saxena, A; DiDomenico, LA; Galli, L; Bouché, RT; Caminear, DS; Fullem, B; Vester, JC; Horn, C; Banke, IJ; Burgkart, R; Gerdesmeyer, L
J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2015 vol. 97(9) pp. 701-8
PMID: 25948515 [PubMed - in process]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy vs cryoultrasound therapy in the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis. One year follow up study.
Vulpiani, MC; Nusca, SM; Vetrano, M; Ovidi, S; Baldini, R; Piermattei, C; Ferretti, A; Saraceni, VM.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2015 Oct 20;5(3):167-74.
PMID: 26605190 [PubMed - in process]
Mechano-transduction effect of shockwaves in the treatment of lumbar facet joint pain: comparative effectiveness evaluation of shockwave therapy, steroid injections and radiofrequency medial branch neurotomy.
Nedelka T, Nedelka J, Schlenker J, Hankins C, Mazanec R.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2014;35(5):393-7.
PMID: 25275264 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for non-calcific supraspinatus tendinitis - 10-year follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Efe, T; Felgentreff, M; Heyse, TJ; Stein, T; Timmesfeld, N; Schmitt, J; Roessler, PP.
Biomed Tech (Berl). 2014 Oct;59(5):431-7.
PMID: 24728846 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Comparison between extracorporeal shockwave therapy, placebo ESWT and endoscopic plantar fasciotomy for the treatment of chronic plantar heel pain in the athlete.
Saxena, A; Fournier, M; Gerdesmeyer, L; Gollwitzer, H.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2013 Jan 21;2(4):312-6.
PMID: 23738317 [PubMed - in process]
Vibration and pressure wave therapy for calf strains: a proposed treatment.
Saxena, A; St Louis, M; Fournier, M.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2013 Jul 9;3(2):60-2.
PMID: 23888287
Short-term outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic non-calcific tendinopathy of the supraspinatus: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Galasso, O; Amelio, E; Riccelli, DA; Gasparini, G.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jun 6;13:86.
PMID: 22672772 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for supraspinatus calcifying tendinitis: a randomized clinical trial comparing two different energy levels.
Ioppolo, F; Tattoli, M; Di Sante, L; Attanasi, C; Venditto, T; Servidio, M; Cacchio, A; Santilli, V.
Phys Ther. 2012 Nov;92(11):1376-85.
PMID: 22745199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Shockwave treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome in athletes; a prospective controlled study
Moen MH, Rayer S, Schipper M, Schmikli S, Weir A, Tol JL, Backx FJ.
Br J Sports Med. 2012 Mar; 46(4): 253-7. Epub 2011 Mar 9.
PMID: 21393260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Raman study of the shockwave effect on collagens.
Cárcamo, JJ; Aliaga, AE; Clavijo, RE; Brañes, MR; Campos-Vallette, MM.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2012 Feb;86:360-5.
PMID: 22079890 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Trigger points - Diagnosis and treatment concepts with special reference to extracorporeal shockwaves (Article in German)
Gleitz M, Hornig K.
Orthopade. 2012 Feb; 41(2): 113-25. German.
PMID: 22349369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Ultrasonographic evaluation of low energy extracorporeal pulse activated therapy (EPAT) for chronic plantar fasciitis
Gordon R, Wong C, Crawford EJ.
Foot Ankle Int. 2012 Mar; 33(3): 202-7.
PMID: 22734281 [PubMed - in process]
High-energy focussed extracorporeal shockwave therapy reduces pain in plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose's disease)
Knobloch K, Vogt PM.
BMC Res Notes. 2012 Oct 2; 5(1): 2101791285670485.
PMID: 23031080 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves the walking ability of patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication
Serizawa F, Ito K, Kawamura K, Tsuchida K, Hamada Y, Zukeran T, Shimizu T, Akamatsu D, Hashimoto M, Goto H, Watanabe T, Sato A, Shimokawa H, Satomi S.
Circ J. 2012 May 25; 76(6): 1486-93. Epub 2012 Mar 3.
PMID: 22447002 [PubMed - in process]
Extra-corporeal pulsed-activated therapy ("EPAT" sound wave) for Achilles tendinopathy: a prospective study
Saxena A, Ramdath S Jr, O'Halloran P, Gerdesmeyer L, Gollwitzer H.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 May-Jun; 50(3): 315-9. Epub 2011 Mar 15.
PMID: 21406328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder (Article in German)
Diehl P, Gerdesmeyer L, Gollwitzer H, Sauer W, Tischer T.
Orthopade. 2011 Aug; 40(8): 733-46.
PMID: 21814884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in pillar pain after carpal tunnel release: a preliminary study
Romeo P, d'Agostino MC, Lazzerini A, Sansone VC.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011 Oct; 37(10): 1603-8. Epub 2011 Aug 19.
PMID: 21856074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Comparison of radial versus focused extracorporeal shock waves in plantar fasciitis using functional measures
Lohrer H, Nauck T, Dorn-Lange NV, Schöll J, Vester JC.
Foot Ankle Int. 2010 Jan; 31(1): 1-9.
PMID: 20067715 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shockwaves versus surgery in the treatment of pseudoarthrosis of the carpal scaphoid
Notarnicola A, Moretti L, Tafuri S, Gigliotti S, Russo S, Musci L, Moretti B.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2010 Aug; 36(8): 1306-13.
PMID: 20691920 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Shock waves in the treatment of stress fractures
Moretti B, Notarnicola A, Garofalo R, Moretti L, Patella S, Marlinghaus E, Patella V.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2009 Jun; 35(6): 1042-9. Epub 2009 Feb 25.
PMID: 19243882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy compared with surgery for hypertrophic long-bone nonunions
Cacchio A, Giordano L, Colafarina O, Rompe JD, Tavernese E, Ioppolo F, Flamini S, Spacca G, Santilli V.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Nov; 91(11): 2589-97.
PMID: 19884432 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
A neural model for chronic pain and pain relief by extracorporeal shock wave treatment
Wess OJ.
Urol Res. 2008 Dec; 36(6): 327-34. Epub 2008 Oct 7.
PMID: 18839163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Repetitive shock wave therapy for lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow): a systematic and qualitative analysis
Rompe JD, Maffulli N.
Br Med Bull. 2007; 83: 355-78. Epub 2007 Jul 11.
PMID: 17626054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic painful heel syndrome: a prospective, double blind, randomized trial assessing the efficacy of a new electromagnetic shock wave device
Gollwitzer H, Diehl P, von Korff A, Rahlfs VW, Gerdesmeyer L.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2007 Sep-Oct; 46(5): 348-57.
PMID: 17761319 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic tendinopathies
Sems A, Dimeff R, Iannotti JP.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2006 Apr; 14(4): 195-204.
PMID: 16585361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy without local anesthesia for chronic lateral epicondylitis
Pettrone FA, McCall BR.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Jun; 87(6): 1297-304.
PMID: 15930540 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Shock wave therapy for chronic Achilles tendon pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial
Costa ML, Shepstone L, Donell ST, Thomas TL.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Nov; 440: 199-204.
PMID: 16239807 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Plantar Fasciitis
Saxena A, Fullem B.
Am J Sports Med. 2004 Apr-May; 32(3): 662-5
PMID: 15090382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
[3D-navigated high energy shockwave therapy and axis correction after failed distraction treatment of congenital tibial pseudarthrosis. Article in German]
Schatz, KD; Nehrer, S; Dorotka, R; Kotz, R.
Orthopade. 2002 Jul;31(7):663-6.
PMID: 12219665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Effects of shock waves on the microcirculation in critical limb ischemia (CLI) (8-week study)
De Sanctis MT, Belcaro G, Nicolaides AN, Cesarone MR, Incandela L, Marlinghaus E, Griffin M, Capodanno S, Ciccarelli R.
Angiology. 2000 Aug; 51(8 Pt 2): S69-78.
PMID: 10959513 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Shockwave Therapy in Sexual Health
Shockwave Therapy in Sexual Health
Shockwave Therapy in Sexual Health
Teeling, Gordon Muir, Asif Muneer, Kamran Ahmed. International Urology and Nephrology https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-019-02127-z
PMID: 30903393
Emerging Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction: a Review of Novel, Non-surgical Options
Darshan P. Patel & Alexander W. Pastuszak & James M. Hotaling. Current Urology Reports (2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-019-0908-2 MEN'S HEALTH (A DABAJA, SECTION EDITOR) PMID:31214818 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Penghui Yuan, Delin Ma, Yucong Zhang, Xintao Gao, Zhuo Liu, Rui Li, Tao Wang, Shaogang Wang, Jihong Liu, Xiaming Liu. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2019;1-10. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/nau PMID: 31037757
Chuang YC, Tyagi P, Luo HL, Lee WC, Wang HJ, Huang CC, Chancellor MB. International Urology and Nephrology (2019) 51:617–626 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-019-02095-4 PMID: 30796726
Shiao-Jin Guu, Chia-Chu Liu, Yung-Shun Juan, Ching-Chia Li, Chia-Chun Tsai. ORCID Icon Aging Male. 2019 Apr 4:1-8. doi: 10.1080/13685538.2019.1597341. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30945953
Marina di Mauro, Giorgio Ivan Russo, Pier Andrea Della Camera, Fabrizio di Maida, Gianmartin Cito, Nicola Mondaini, Marco Falcone, Francesco Sessa, Andrea MAri, Riccardo Campi, Carlotta Sabini, Sergio Serni, MAuro Gacci, Andrea Minervini, Marco Carini, Sebastiano Cimino, Girolamo Morelli, Andrea Cocci. pISSN: 2287-4208 / eISSN: 2287-4690 World J Mens Health Published online Mar 26, 2019 https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.180100 PMID: 30929330
Low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction: is the evidence strong enough?
Mikkel Fode, Georgios Hatzichristodoulou, Ege Can Serefoglu, Paolo Verze and Maarten Albersen. doi:10.1038/nrurol.2017.119 Published online 25 Jul 2017 www.nature.com/nrurol PMID:28741629 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in urology: a systematic review of outcome in Peyronie's disease, erectile dysfunction and chronic pelvic pain. Fojecki, GL; Tiessen, S; Osther, PJ. World J Urol. 2017 Jan;35(1):1-9. PMID: 27108421 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment Improves Erectile Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Lu, Z; Lin, G; Reed-Maldonado, A; Wang, C; Lee, YC; Lue, TF. Eur Urol. 2017 Feb;71(2):223-233. PMID: 27321373 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction: a pilot study. Frey, A; Sønksen, J; Fode, M. Scand J Urol. 2016;50(2):123-7. PMID: 26493542 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Erectile function after radical prostatectomy: Do patients return to baseline? Fode, M; Frey, A; Jakobsen, H; Sønksen, J. Scand J Urol. 2016 Jun;50(3):160-3. PMID: 26539834 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Peyronie's disease and low intensity shock wave therapy: Clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction rate in an open-label single arm prospective study in Australian men. Chung, E. Korean J Urol. 2015 Nov;56(11):775-80. PMID: 26568796 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety and patient satisfaction rate after low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: an Australian first open-label single-arm prospective clinical trial. Chung, E; Cartmill, R. BJU Int. 2015 Apr;115 Suppl 5:46-9. PMID: 25828173 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Can low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy improve erectile dysfunction? A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Olsen, AB; Persiani, M; Boie, S; Hanna, M; Lund, L. Scand J Urol. 2015;49(4):329-33. PMID: 25470423 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Novel treatment of chronic perineal pain in a woman by extracorporeal shock wave therapy: a case report and published work review. Tung, CW; Cheon, WC; Tong, A. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2015 Jan;41(1):145-8. PMID: 25164767 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
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A first prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of Peyronie's disease Palmieri, A; Imbimbo, C; Longo, N; Fusco, F; Verze, P; Mangiapia, F; Creta, M; Mirone, V. Eur Urol. 2009 Aug;56(2):363-9. PMID: 19473751 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome in males: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Zimmermann, R; Cumpanas, A; Miclea, F; Janetschek, G. Eur Urol. 2009 Sep;56(3):418-24. PMID: 19372000 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome: finally, the magic bullet? Marszalek, M; Berger, I; Madersbacher, S. Eur Urol. 2009 Sep;56(3):425-6. PMID: 19362412 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for treating chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a feasibility study and the first clinical results Zimmermann, R; Cumpanas, A; Hoeltl, L; Janetschek, G; Stenzl, A; Miclea, F. BJU Int. 2008 Sep;102(8):976-80. PMID: 18510660 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
The impact of shock wave therapy at varied energy and dose levels on functional and structural changes in erectile tissue Müller, A; Akin-Olugbade, Y; Deveci, S; Donohue, JF; Tal, R; Kobylarz, KA; Palese, M; Mulhall, JP. Eur Urol. 2008 Mar;53(3):635-42. PMID: 17618733 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
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