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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2023

Effect of physical exercise combined with shockwave therapy on erectile dysfunction in diabetic patients.

Amr B Salama, Mohamed Samy Abdrabo, Walid A Abouelnaga

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Amr B SalamaDepartment of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Samy AbdraboDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt.
Walid A AbouelnagaDepartment of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether physical exercise (PE) in addition to extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is more effective in improving erectile function as compared to ESWT and PE alone in diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Material and methods: Forty-five patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and ED were divided into three equal groups: group 1 (ESWT group) received treatment with ESWT twice weekly for 6 weeks, comprising 3000 shockwaves at an energy density of 0.25 mJ/mm Results: The mean IIEF-5 scores significantly improved in all groups at the 4-week follow-up without intergroup differences. At the 12-week follow-up, the mean IIEF-5 improvement and durability were significantly higher among patients in combined groups. Conclusions: The combined approach of ESWT and PE provides significant advantages in erectile dysfunction improvement and durability as compared to ESWT or PE alone in diabetic patients with ED.

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erectile dysfunctionphysical exerciseshockwave

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PMID37732055
PMCPMC10508044

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