ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2023
Global trends in research on extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) from 2000 to 2021.
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05982002 (Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Truncal Obesity and Lipid Profile in Obese Post Menopausal Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Truncal Obesity and Lipid Profile in Obese Post Menopausal Women
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with conventional physical therapy for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy combined with standard rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for upper limb tendonitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study in Stroke Patients.Journal of pain research · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Postherpetic Neuralgia.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Article
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for equine musculoskeletal disorders: from biological mechanisms to clinical applications.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave and Melatonin Alleviate Joint Capsule Fibrosis after Knee Trauma in Rats by Regulating Autophagy.Current molecular medicine · 2025Article
- Advanced Visualization of Musculoskeletal Pathologies Using MV-Flow Ultrasound: A Case Series.Cureus · 2024Article
- Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the management of spasticity in cerebral palsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- EFFECTIVENESS OF RADIAL EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY IN THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTONIA (SPASTICITY AND DYSTONIA) IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2024Article
- [Construction of the burn rehabilitation system].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study intended to analyze the application of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in medicine and to evaluate the quality of related literature.
methodsAll publications were extracted from 2000 to 2021 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). The literature characteristics were depicted by VOSviewer (version 1.6.15) and the online bibliometric website ( http://bibliometric.com/ ). The future trends and hotspots were conducted by Bibliographic Item Co-occurrence Matrix Builder (version 2.0) and gCLUTO software.
resultsWe analyzed 1774 articles corresponding to the criteria for ESWT publications from 2000 to 2021. Most studies were conducted within the United States and China which besides have the most cooperation. The most published research institutions are Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Kaohsiung Medical University. Six research hotspots were identified by keyword clustering analysis: Cluster0: The effects of ESWT on muscle spasticity; Cluster1: The application of ESWT in osteoarthritis (OA); Cluster2: Therapeutic effect of ESWT on tendon diseases; Cluster3: Early application of ESWT/ESWL in urolithiasis; Cluster4: The Role of angiogenesis in ESWT and the efficiency of ESWT for penile disease; Cluster5: The Special value of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT).
conclusionsA comprehensive and systematic bibliometric analysis of ESWT was conducted in our study. We identified six ESWT-related research hotspots and predicted future research trends. With the gradual increase of research on ESWT, we find that ESWT is used more and more extensively, such in musculoskeletal disease, bone delay union, neurological injury, andrology disorders, lymphedema, and so on. In addition, the mechanism is not destructive damage, as initially thought, but a restorative treatment. Furthermore, delayed union, cellulite, burn, and diabetic foot ulcers may be the future direction of scientific study.
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