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Clinical articles
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CLINICAL ARTICLES : Orthopaedics
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Chronic plantar fasciopathy |
Greve et al., Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) 2009; 64(2): 97-103
Comparison of radial shockwaves and conventional physiotherapy for treating plantar fasciitis
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19219314?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Link to the Journal (pdf): http://www.scielo.br/pdf/clin/v64n2/v64n2a06.pdf
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Gerdesmeyer et al., Am J Sports Med 2008, 36: 2100-2109,
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis : Results of a Confirmatory Randomized Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18832341?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Link to the journal: http://ajs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/0363546508324176v1
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Chow and Cheing, Clinical Rehabilitation 2007;21(2): 131-141,
Comparison of different energy densities of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for the management of chronic heel pain
Link to the Journal: http://cre.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/2/131
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Midportion Achilles tendinopathy |
Rompe et al., Am J Sports Med 2009;37:463-470
Eccentric Loading Versus Eccentric Loading Plus Shock-Wave Treatment for Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy – A Randomized Controlled Trial
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
Link to the Journal: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/37/3/463.abstract
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Rompe et al., Am J Sports Med 2007;35(3):374-83
Eccentric loading, shock-wave treatment, or a wait-and-see policy for tendinopathy of the main body of tendo Achillis: a randomized controlled trial.
Link to PubMed : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17244902?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Link to the journal: http://ajs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/3/374
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Insertion Achilles tendinopathy |
Rompe et al., Am J Bone Joint Surg 2008;90:52-61
Eccentric loading compared with shock wave treatment for chronic insertional achilles tendinopathy. A randomized, controlled trial.
Link to PubMed : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18171957?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Link to the journal: http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/52
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Medial tibial stress syndrome |
Rompe et al., Am J Sports Med 2009 Sep. 23 [Epub ahead of print]
Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave as a treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome.
Link to the Journal: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/early/2009/09/22/0363546509343804.abstract
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Greater trochanteric pain syndrome |
Rompe et al., Am J Sports Med 2009 Oct., 37(10) 1981-1990 [Epub May 13]
Home training, local corticosteroid injection, or radial shock wave therapy for greater trochanter pain syndrome.
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19439758
Link to the Journal: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/37/10/1981.abstract
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Furia et al., Am J Sports Med 2009 Sep., 37(9):1806-1813 [Epub May 13]
Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for greater trochanteric pain syndrome.
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
Link to the Journal: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/37/9/1806.abstract
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Subacromial pain syndrome |
Engebretsen et al., Brit Med J 2009;339:b3360. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3360
Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy compared with supervised exercises in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a single blind randomised study.
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19755551
Link to the Journal: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/339/sep15_1/b3360
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Pain relief
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Schmitz, De Pace, Urological Research, April 2009, 37:231–234, DOI 10.1007/s00240-009-0190-8
New publication by EMS researchers on the current understanding of pain relief by extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Link to PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=pubmed&cmd=Search&term=Depace%20R%5Bauthor%5D
Link to Springer:: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j30858435w373529/fulltext.pdf
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