Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for orthopedic conditions: a systematic review on studies listed in the PEDro database.
Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for orthopedic conditions: a systematic review on studies listed in the PEDro database.
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DOI:
10.1093/bmb/ldv047
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Furia JP
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作者:
Schmitz C;Császár NB;Milz S;Schieker M;Maffulli N;Rompe JD;Furia JP
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is an effective and safe non-invasive treatment option for tendon and other pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. This systematic review used data derived from the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro; , 23 October 2015, date last accessed). ESWT is effective and safe. An optimum treatment protocol for ESWT appears to be three treatment sessions at 1-week intervals, with 2000 impulses per session and the highest energy flux density the patient can tolerate. The distinction between radial ESWT as ‘low-energy ESWT’ and focused ESWT as ‘high-energy ESWT’ is not correct and should be abandoned. There is no scientific evidence in favour of either radial ESWT or focused ESWT with respect to treatment outcome. Future randomized controlled trials should primarily address systematic tests of the aforementioned optimum treatment protocol and direct comparisons between radial and focused ESWT.