SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE CASE STUDIES

THE PROOF IS IN THE SCIENCE

If there are any more reasons to not support a non-surgical, non-invasive, affordable treatment to accelerate healing, let them all be laid to rest.

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Injured Muscles 'Shocked' Back to Health
By: Society for Experimental Biology

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Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis
By: Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD, PhD, Carol Frey, MD, Johannes Vester, PhD, Markus Maier, PhD, Lowell Weil Jr, DPM, Lowell Weil Sr, DPM, Martin Russlies, PhD, John Stienstra, DPM, Barry Scurran, DP, Keith Fedder, MD, Peter Diehl, MD, Heinz Lohrer, MD, Mark Henne, MD, and Hans Gollwitzer, MD

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Study #2 - Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Low Energy Pulse-Activated Therapy (EPAT) for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
By: Robert Gordon, MD; Charles Wong, BHSc; Eric J. Crawford, BHSc Toronto, Canada

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Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Proximal Hamstring Pain in Professional Athletes
By: Angelo Cacchio, Jan D. Rompe, John P. Furia, Piero Susi, Valter Santilli and Fosco De Paulis

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Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy Compared with Surgery for Hypertrophic Long-Bone Nonunions
By: Angelo Cacchio, Lucio Giordano, Olivo Colafarina, Jan D. Rompe, Emanuela Tavernese, Francesco Ioppolo, Stefano Flamini, Giorgio Spacca and Valter Santilli

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Abstract-Heel Pain Treatment Results using Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy (EPAT) vs. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
By: Angela Drury-Schimberg, D.P.M., F.A.C., F.A.S.

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The American Journal of Sports Medicine - Eccentric Loading, Shock-Wave Treatment, or a Wait-and-See Policy for Tendinopathy of the Main Body of Tendo Achillis
By: Jan D. Rompe, M.D., Bernhard Nafe, M.D., John P. Furia, M.D. Ph.D., and Nicola Maffulli, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(Orth)

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The American Journal of Sports Medicine - High-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
By: John Patrick Furia, M.D

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The American Journal of Sports Medicine - Extracorporeal Shockwave for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy
By: Ching-Jen Wang M.D., Jih-Yang Ko M.D., Yi-Sheng Chan M.D., Lin-Hsiu Weng M.D. and Shan-Lin Hsu M.D.

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Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Medical Tibial Stress Syndrome
By: Jan D. Rompe, Angelo Cacchio, John P. Furia and Nicola Maffulli

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Physical Therapy - Effectiveness of Radial Shock-Wave Therapy for Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Study
By: Angelo Cacchio, Marco Paoloni, Antonio Barile, Romildo Don, Fosco de Paulis, Vittorio Calvisi, Alberto Ranavolo, Massimo Frascarelli, Valter Santilli, Giorgio Spacca

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Evalution of Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Appliction for Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
By: Jan D. Rompe, MD, Carsten Schoellner, MD, And Bernhard Nafe, MD

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Shock Wave Therapy for Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow
By: Ching-Jen Wang, M.S. & Han-Shiang Chen, M.D.

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Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) in Chronic Plantar Heel Pain - a RCT
By: L. Gerdesmeyer, L. Weil, B. Scurran, J. Stienstra, C. Frey, K. Fedder, M. Maier, M. Henne, M. Russlies, H. Lohrer, J. Vester

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Radial Shockwave Therapy in Heel Spur (Plantar Fasciitis)
By: L. Gerdesmeyer, L. Weil, B. Scrurran, J. Stienstra, C. Frey, K. Fedder, M. Maier, M. Henne, M. Russlies, H. Lohrer, J. Vester

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Shock Wave Therapy for Treatment of Foot and Ankle Conditions
By: Alastair Younger, MB, ChB, FRCSC

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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Calcifying Tendonitis of the Rotator Cuff
By: Gerdesmeyer L, Wagenpfeil S, Haake M, Maier M, Loew M, Wortler K, Lampe R, Seil R, Handle G, Gassel S, Rompe JD.*Fee to see whole paper
*Fee to see whole paper

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Antibacterial Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves
By: Gerdesmeyer L, von Eiff C, Horn C, Henne M, Roessner M, Diehl P, Gollwitzer H. Klinik und Poliklinik fur Orthopadie und Sportorthopadie der Technischen Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany*Fee to see whole paper
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Repetitive low-energy shock wave application without local anesthesia is more efficient than repetitive low-energy shock wave application with local anesthesia in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis
By: Rompe JD, Meurer A, Nafe B, Hofmann A, Gerdesmeyer L.
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