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24 October 2014

Shockwave therapies in soft tissue conditions

Does shockwave therapy really help?

Focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy (F-ESWT) is a common treatment for musculoskeletal injuries but the evidence is not clear on its benefits. It is a focused pulse of pressure over an area of 2-8mm, lasts a microsecond and can be high (>0.12 mJ/mm²) or low intensity (

 
 

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