 Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
"Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonsurgical treatment that uses either HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES or low energy ACOUSTIC WAVES to treat various musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., PLANTAR FASCIITIS; TENNIS ELBOW). A probe placed on the skin conducts the shock waves thereby delivering a mechanical force to the body’s tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.565.280.945.200 E02.779.488 E02.831.535.488
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| Concept/Terms |
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapies
- Shockwave Therapies, Extracorporeal
- Shockwave Therapy, Extracorporeal
- Therapy, Extracorporeal Shockwave
- Shock Wave Therapy
- Shock Wave Therapies
- Therapy, Shock Wave
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
Extracorporeal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy- Extracorporeal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
- Extracorporeal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
- HIFU Therapy
- HIFU Therapies
- Therapy, HIFU
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
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| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Rhim HC, Singh M, Maffulli N, Saxena A, Leal C, Gerdesmeyer L, Quirolgico K, Furia JP, Zwerver J, Liao CD, Moya D, Huang SW, Robinson DM, Jarnagin J, Ruiz J, Noble-Taylor KE, Alkhawashki H, Blatz BW, Borg-Stein J, Borowski L, Bowen J, Chin M, Conenello RM, Fredericson M, Fullem BW, Gravare Silbernagel K, Hollander K, Jelsing EJ, Langer P, Mautner K, Meron A, Monaco R, Paul RV, Raiser S, Ratcliff JW, Sampson S, Schaden W, Spector J, Sun W, Syrop IP, Takahashi K, Tan B, Wyss JF, Zin D, Soo Hoo J, Tenforde AS. Recommendations for use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in sports medicine: an international modified Delphi study. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Sep 02; 59(18):1287-1301.
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