Shockwave Therapy – Treatment of Musculoskeletal injuries
Extracorporeal Radial Shockwave Therapy is a series of high-energy impulses to the affected area. It is used as a treatment for trigger points, myofascial pain and tendinopathies like shoulder impingement, tennis elbow, hip bursitis, patellar tendinitis (knee), Achilles tendinopathy (ankle) and plantar fasciitis (foot). Pedro is a free database of over 28'000 randomised clinical trails (RCTs), systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Clinical studies performed with the Swiss Dolorclast BACKGROUND: 'Shock wave' therapy is now extensively used in...