The Proof is in the Science
Shockwave Therapy Research Articles Curated by Shelbourne Physiotherapy Victoria BC
- Current Concepts of Shockwave Therapy in Stress Fractures
- Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Frozen Shoulder
- No Difference in Effectiveness Between Focused and Radial Shockwave Therapy for Treating Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Shockwave Therapy Compared with Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Nonunion of Prixmal Fifth Metatarsal-Diaphyseal Fractures
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy vs. kinesiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: A pilot randomized controlled trial
- Injured Muscles Shocked back to health
- Storz Medical Shockwave Therapy Listed Pubmed Publications
- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis:Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD, PhD, Carol Frey, MD, Johannes Vester, PhD, Markus Maier, PhD, Lowell Weil Jr, DPM, Lowell Weil Sr, DPM, Martin Russlies, PhD, John Stienstra, DPM, Barry Scurran, DP, Keith Fedder, MD, Peter Diehl, MD, Heinz Lohrer, MD, Mark Henne, MD, and Hans Gollwitzer, MD
- Clinically Relevant Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis. A Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Study By: Hans Gollwitzer, MD, Amol Saxena, DPM, Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM, Louis Galli, DPM, Richard T. Bouche, DPM, David S. Caminear, DPM, Brian Fullem, DPM, Johannes C. Vester, ́Carsten Horn, MD, Ingo J. Banke, MD, Rainer Burgkart, MD, and Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD
- Study #2 – Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Low Energy Extracorporeal Pulse- Activated Therapy (EPAT) for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis By: Robert Gordon, MD; Charles Wong, BHSc; Eric J. Crawford, BHSc Toronto, Canada
- Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy in Professional Athletes By: Angelo Cacchio, Jan D. Rompe, John P. Furia, Piero Susi, Valter Santilli and Fosco De Paulis
- Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy Compared with Surgery for Hypertrophic Long-Bone Nonunions By: Angelo Cacchio, Lucio Giordano, Olivo Colafarina, Jan D. Rompe, Emanuela Tavernese, Francesco Ioppolo, Stefano Flamini, Giorgio Spacca and Valter Santilli
- Abstract-Heel Pain Treatment Results using Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy (EPAT) vs. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) By: Angela Drury-Schimberg, D.P.M., F.A.C., F.A.S.
- High-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Insertional Achilles Tendonopathy
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Eccentric Loading, Shock-Wave Treatment, or a Wait-and-See Policy for Tendinophathy of the Main Body of Tendo Achillis By: Jan D. Rompe, M.D., Bernhard Nafe, M.D., John P. Furia, M.D. Ph.D., and Nicola Maffulli, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(Orth)
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine – High-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy By: John Patrick Furia, M.D.
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Extracorporeal Shockwave for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy By: Ching-Jen Wang M.D., Jih-Yang Ko M.D., Yi-Sheng Chan M.D., Lin-Hsiu Weng M.D. and Shan-Lin Hsu M.D.
- Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome By: Jan D. Rompe, Angelo Cacchio, John P. Furia and Nicola Maffulli
- Physical Therapy – Effectiveness of Radial Shock-Wave Therapy for Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Study By: Angelo Cacchio, Marco Paoloni, Antonio Barile, Romildo Don, Fosco de Paulis, Vittorio Calvisi, Alberto Ranavolo, Massimo Frascarelli, Valter Santilli, Giorgio Spacca
- Radial Shockwave Therapy in Calcific Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff By: Dr. P. Magosch, ATOS Clinic Heidelberg (Germany)
- Evaluation of Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Application for Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis By: Jan D. Rompe, MD, Carsten Schoellner, MD, And Bernhard Nafe, MD
- The American Journal of Orthopedics – Safety and Efficacy of ESWT for Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis By: John P. Furia, M.D.
- Foot and Ankle International – ESWT for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis By: George Theodore, M.D., Matthias Buch, M.D., Annunziato Amendola, M.D., F.R.C.D., Christine Bachmann, M.D., Lamar L. Fleming, M.D., Chistopher Zingas, M.D.
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Shock Wave Therapy for Patients with Lateral Epiconylitis of the Elbow By: Ching-Jen Wang, M.S. & Han-Shiang Chen, M.D.
- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) in Chronic Plantar Heel Pain – a RCT By: L. Gerdesmeyer, L. Weil, B. Scrurran, J. Stienstra, C. Frey, K. Fedder, M. Maier, M. Henne, M. Russlies, H. Lohrer, J. Vester
- Der niedergelassene Chirurg – Radial Shockwave Therapy in Heel Spur (Plantar Fasciitis) By: G. Haupt, R. Diesch, T. Straub, E. Penninger, T. Frölich, J. Schöll, H, Lohrer, T. Senge
- Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Shock Wave Therapy for Treatment of Foot and Ankle Conditions By: Alastair Younger, MB, ChB, FRCSC
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic calcifying tendonitis of the rotator cuff: a randomized controlled trial By: Gerdesmeyer L, Wagenpfeil S, Haake M, Maier M, Loew M, Wortler K, Lampe R, Seil R, Handle G, Gassel S, Rompe JD.
- Antibacterial effects of extracorporeal shock waves By: Gerdesmeyer L, von Eiff C, Horn C, Henne M, Roessner M, Diehl P, Gollwitzer H. Klinik und Poliklinik fur Orthopadie und Sportorthopadie der Technischen Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany
- Shin Splints: Efficacy of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave
Therapy in Ballet Dancers. A Series Of Cases - Treatment of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome With Radial Soundwave Therapy in Elite Athletes: Current Evidence, Report on Two Cases, and Proposed Treatment Regimen
- Repetitive low-energy shock wave application without local anesthesia is more efficient than repetitive low-energy shock wave application with local anesthesia in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis*By: Rompe JD, Meurer A, Nafe B, Hofmann A, Gerdesmeyer L.