Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Comparative Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal versus Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis-Randomized Controlled Study.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06717529 (Functional and Clinical Outcomes of Hyaluronic Acid and Steroid Injections in Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Functional and Clinical Outcomes of Hyaluronic Acid and Steroid Injections in Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 632 patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on functional ability in grade IV knee osteoarthritis - a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Deciphering the function and mechanism of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in knee osteoarthritis (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- The Use of Physical Energy-Based Therapies in the Management of Osteoarthritis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Systematic mapping review of applications of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in hand surgery.JPRAS open · 2026Review
- Non-Surgical Correction of Facial Asymmetry: A Narrative Review of Non-Surgical Modalities and Clinical Case Examples.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation: an integrated framework of exercise, nutrition, biomechanics, and physical therapist guidance-a narrative review.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-Guided Versus Landmark-Based Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Calcific Shoulder Tendinopathy: An Interventional Clinical Trial.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Radial versus focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy in lateral epicondylitis: Acute effects on pain, muscle strength, upper extremity function, and quality of life.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Advanced Non-Operative Interventions for Anterior Knee Pain.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Focal Versus Combined Focal Plus Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Retrospective Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- A systematic review of the use of shockwave therapy for knee osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- A Review of Current Approaches to Pain Management in Knee Osteoarthritis with a Focus on Italian Clinical Landscape.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- rESWT promoted angiogenesis via Bach1/Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Physiotherapeutic Intervention Techniques for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- CD146-positive adipose-derived stem cells subpopulation enriched by albumin magnetic sphere ameliorates knee osteoarthritis pain and promotes cartilage repair.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for post‑surgical fracture nonunion: Insight into its mechanism, efficacy, safety and prognostic factors (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Review
- The Short-Term Efficacy of Large-Focused and Controlled-Unfocused (Radial) Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapies in the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Both focused extracorporeal shockwave (f-ESWT) and radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (r-ESWT) can alleviate symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis, but no trials have directly compared f-ESWT with r-ESWT for knee osteoarthritis. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of f-ESWT and r-ESWT on knee osteoarthritis. Forty-two patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to receive three sessions of either f-ESWT or r-ESWT at 1-week intervals. The patients were evaluated at baseline and at 4 and 8 weeks after the final treatment. The primary outcome was the change in pain intensity, as measured on the visual analog scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes included the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), range of motion of the knee joint, and the 6-minute walk test. At the end of 4 weeks, the VAS score was substantially reduced in both groups (f-ESWT, -4.5 ± 2.5 points; r-ESWT, -2.6 ± 2.0 points), with a greater reduction in the f-ESWT group. Both groups showed significant improvement in secondary outcomes; however, the f-ESWT group yielded greater improvement in the VAS score, WOMAC score, and 6-minute walk test. Our results showed that f-ESWT was more effective than r-ESWT in improving pain and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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