ReviewMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal2014
Experimental studies on the biological effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on tendon models. A review of the literature.
Review in Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for knee tendinopathies and other soft tissue disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Pooled it
- The Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Ultrasound Therapy in the Treatment of Calcar Calcanei: A Randomized Study.BioMed research international · 2023Trial
- Effects of β-Hydroxy β-Methylbutyric Supplementation in Combination with Conservative Non-Invasive Treatments in Athletes with Patellar Tendinopathy: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders by Ultrashort Wave and Extracorporeal Shock Wave: A Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Versus Multimodal Physical Therapy in Non-Traumatic (Degenerative) Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy with Partial Supraspinatus Tear: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- State of shock - a systematic review of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in hand surgery.GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW · 2025Review
- Contribution of Shockwave Therapy in the Functional Rehabilitation Program of Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Predictive Prognostic Factors in Non-Calcific Supraspinatus Tendinopathy Treated with Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy: An Artificial Neural Network Approach.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Posterior Rotator Cuff Tears: Is Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy a Risk Factor?Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Article
- Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy alleviates acute inflammation of human primary tenocytes through the integrin-FAK-p38MAPK pathway.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Enhances Graft Maturation at 2-Year Follow-up After ACL Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- The Effects of the Exposure of Musculoskeletal Tissue to Extracorporeal Shock Waves.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Functional Outcome at Short and Middle Term of the Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Treatment in Lateral Epicondylitis: A Case-Series Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Treatment in Upper Limb Diseases: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Early-Stage Femoral Head Osteonecrosis.Advances in orthopedics · 2018Article
- Dose-dependent and cell type-specific cell death and proliferation following in vitro exposure to radial extracorporeal shock waves.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment (ESWT) enhances the in vitro-induced differentiation of human tendon-derived stem/progenitor cells (hTSPCs).Oncotarget · 2016Article
- Outcome of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy with and without Haglund's Deformity.BioMed research international · 2016Article
- Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of finger tenosynovitis (trigger digit).Open access journal of sports medicine · 2016Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Encouraging results using extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for treating chronic tendinopathies were recently obtained, although the specific mechanisms by which it induces therapeutic effects remain largely unknown. In order to provide possible explications of such clinical efficacy, several reports have investigated the effects of ESWT on animal models and different kind of cultured cells. Our contribute in establishing the potential outcome of ESWT on human primary cultured tenocytes, derived from healthy compared to ruptured tendons, have supported the growing evidence that shock waves may supply faster post-injury recovery. The purpose of this review was to summarize and evaluate the available basic scientific evidences for using ESWT in tendon pathologies, suggesting possible shock waves-induced mechanisms of tissue repair.
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