# Publications listées PubMed - Orthopédie ESWT [Efficacy of high-energy, focused ESWT in treatment of lumbar facet joint pain: A randomized sham-controlled trial](https://journals.lww.com/international-journal-of-surgery/fulltext/2025/07000/efficacy_of_high_energy,_focused_eswt_in_treatment.3.aspx "Efficacy of high-energy, focused ESWT in treatment of lumbar facet joint pain: a randomized sham-controlled trial") Tomas Nedělka, Jan Katolický, Jakub Nedělka, Paul Hobrough, Karsten Knobloch, et al. International Journal of Surgery. 2025; 111:4177–4186. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002538. [Exercise, Radial Pressure Waves, and Photobiomodulation for Management of Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in Runners: A Three-Arm Non-Blinded Randomised Control Trial](https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/4/e002442 "https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/4/e002442") Adam S Tenforde, Linh Pham, Logan Walter Gaudette, et al. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2025; 11:e002442. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002442. [Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Radial Pressure Waves (RPW) May Improve Post-Operative Recovery Following Insertional Achilles Tendon Surgeries: A Case-Control Pilot Study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40783538/ "Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Radial Pressure Waves (RPW) May Improve Post-Operative Recovery Following Insertional Achilles Tendon Surgeries: A Case-Control Pilot Study") Amol Saxena, Elizabeth Bondi, Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Adam S Tenforde J Orthop Surg Res. 2025;20(1):751. doi: 10.1186/s13018-025-06165-5. PMID: 40783538 [Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improves Outcome after Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendons](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37240456/) 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 Symptoms and Function of Patients with Dupuytren's Contracture](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906085/)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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30109536/)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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35078486/) 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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32832074/) 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 [Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with tennis elbow: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32791694/) Zheng C., Zeng D., Chen J., Liu S., Li J., Ruan Z., Liang W. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 24;99(30):e21189. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021189. PMID: 32791694 [Focused Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome - A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32530874/ "Focused Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome")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 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32049811/)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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31515158/?dopt=Abstract "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. ](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32021129)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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30502222 "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 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31765447/?from_single_result=10.11152/mu-1976 "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)](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Physical+treatment+options+with+impact+on+bone+healing+(Article+only+in+German)) M. Arand. Unfallchirurg 2019 · 122:526–533 Online publiziert: 14. Juni 2019 © Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature 2019 PMID: 31201491 [A comparative study of the efficacy of ultrasonics and extracorporeal shock wave in the treatment of tennis elbow: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=A+comparative+study+of+the+efficacy+of+ultrasonics+and+extracorporeal+shock+wave+in+the+treatment+of+tennis+elbow%3A+a+meta-analysis+of+randomized+controlled+trials.) 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 [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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hyaluronic+Acid+(HA)%2C+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 | June 28, 2019 PMID: 31251756 [Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Pillar Pain after Carpal Tunnel Release: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Extracorporeal+Shockwave+Therapy+in+Pillar+Pain+after+Carpal+Tunnel+Release%3A+A+Prospective+Randomized+Controlled+Trial) Haghighat S, Zarezadeh A, Khosrawi S, Oreizi A.. © 2019 Advanced Biomedical Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow PMID: 31214549 [Shock-wave therapy versus corticosteroid injection on lateral epicondylitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30951399) 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 [Enhancement of the Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy with Topical Corticosteroid in Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Control Clinical Trial](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Enhancement+of+the+Effectiveness+of+Extracorporeal+Shock+Wave+Therapy+with+Topical+Corticosteroid+in+Treatment+of+Chronic+Plantar+Fasciitis%3A+A+Randomized+Control+Clinical+Trial) 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 [Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Versus Exercise Program in Patients with low back pain: Short-Term Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Extracorporeal+Shockwave+Therapy+Versus+Exercise+Program+in+Patients+with+low+back+pain%3A+Short-Term+Results+of+a+Randomised+Controlled+Trial) 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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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 [Rehabilitation treatment of spastic cerebral palsy with radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy and rehabilitation therapy](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572548) Yongjie Lin, Guowei Wang, Bingchen Wang. Lin et al. Medicine (2018) 97:51 PMID: 30572548 \[Indexed for MEDLINE\] [Comparison Between Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections in the Treatment of First Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Comparison+Between+Extracorporeal+Shock+Wave+Therapy+and+Intra-articular+Hyaluronic+Acid+Injections+in+the+Treatment+of+First+Carpometacarpal+Joint+Osteoarthritis) 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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30061805) 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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29406349) 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 \[Indexed for MEDLINE\] [Comparison the Effect of Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy with Low Dosage Versus High Dosage in Treatment of the Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Comparison+the+Effect+of+Extra+Corporeal+Shockwave+Therapy+with+Low+Dosage+Versus+High+Dosage+in+Treatment+of+the+Patients+with+Lateral+Epicondylitis) 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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Shockwave+treatment+for+medial+tibial+stress+syndrome+in+military+cadets%3A+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 \[Indexed for MEDLINE\] [Extracorporeal shock waves alone or combined with raloxifene promote bone formation and suppress resorption in ovariectomized rats.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158228)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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Radial+Soundwave+for+Sesamoidopathy+in+Athletes%3A+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).](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27729321/?from_term=Extracorporeal+Shock+Wave+Therapy+Accelerates+Regeneration+After+Acute+Skeletal+Muscle+Injury&from_pos=1 "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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Success+and+Recurrence+Rate+after+Radial+Extracorporeal+Shock+Wave+Therapy+for+Plantar+Fasciopathy%3A+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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Two+Emerging+Technologies+for+Achilles+Tendinopathy+ans+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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26188081) 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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mechanical+Stimulation+(Pulsed+Electromagnetic+Fields+%E2%80%9CPEMF%E2%80%9D+and+Extracorporeal+Shock+Wave+Therapy+%E2%80%9CESWT%E2%80%9D)+and+Tendon+Regeneration%3A+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.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948515?dopt=Citation) 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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mechano-transduction+effect+of+shockwaves+in+the+treatment+of+lumbar+facet+joint+pain%3A+Comparative+effectiveness+evaluation+of+shockwave+therapy%2C+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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Comparison+between+ESWT%2C+placebo+ESWT+and+endoscopic+planar+fasciotomy+for+the+treatment+of+chronic+planar+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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Vibration+and+pressure+wave+therapy+for+calf+strains%3A+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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Short-term+outcomes+of+extracorporeal+shock+wave+therapy+for+the+treatment+of+chronic+non-calcific+tendinopathy+of+the+supraspinatus%3A+a+double-blind%2C+randomized%2C+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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Extracorporeal+Shock-Wave+Therapy+for+Supraspinatus+Calcifying+Tendinitis%3A+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](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21393260 "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.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=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)](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22349369 "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. 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