Source: Getty Images Six months after receiving low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy nearly 52% of men reported having satisfactory sexual intercourse, a study found. Low-intensity ...

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has emerged as a promising non‐invasive technique to manage spasticity, a condition marked by heightened muscle tone and exaggerated tendon reflexes that ...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) may offer a safer alternative to steroid injections or surgery for treating "frozen shoulder" in diabetes patients, preliminary findings suggest. Results from a ...

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for treatment of lateral elbow pain (tennis elbow) seemed ineffective in a Cochrane review, but the evidence is conflicting (Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

Objectives While extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) may be an efficacious adjunctive treatment option for musculoskeletal injuries, current research is limited by significant heterogeneity within ...

The first- and second-line management methods for OAB often fail to fully mitigate patients’ symptoms. Previous research suggested a benefit of LiESWT in relieving symptoms of severe chronic pelvic ...

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) may hold promise as a treatment for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), researchers reported in BJU International (2008; online ahead of print). Reinhold ...

If you’ve been reading my articles for awhile - you’ll know that I’m generally not a huge fan of passive modalities - especially when used in isolation. However, every now and then one comes along ...

Santa Anita Park stewards issued trainer Simon Callaghan a 15-day suspension and fined him $5,000 Oct. 17 for violating extracorporeal shock wave therapy policy. Stewards cited him for treating the ...

The elbow is a relatively small joint, but it is a very common area in everyday life. Opening a door, holding things, using a ...