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Shockwave Therapy Clinical Studies

Shockwave Therapy Reduces Scarring in Abdominoplasty Patients

Shockwave Therapy Reduces Scarring in Abdominoplasty Patients

Title of Study: Effects of Preoperative Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Scar Formation—A Pilot Study on 24 Subjects Undergoing Abdominoplasty Surgery Authors: Elisabeth Russe MD, Gottfried Wechselberger MD, Karl Schwaiger MD, Klemens Heinrich MD, Michaela Hladik MD, Heike Traintinger MD The...
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Shockwave Therapy Boosts Wound Healing: A Review of the Evidence

Shockwave Therapy Boosts Wound Healing: A Review of the Evidence

Title: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as an Adjunct Wound Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Literature Authors: Robert Dymarek, PhD, PT; Tomasz Halski, PhD, PT; Kuba Ptaszkowski, PhD, PT; Lucyna Slupska, PhD, PT; Prof. Joanna Rosinczuk, PhD, MSc; and Prof....
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Shockwave Therapy for Wound Healing: A Review & Analysis

Shockwave Therapy for Wound Healing: A Review & Analysis

Title: Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for acute and chronic soft tissue wounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis Authors: Li Zhang, Xiao-bing Fu, Shuo Chen, Zhan-bo Zhao, Christoph Schmitz, Chang-shui Weng This study aimed to evaluate the...
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Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Review and Meta-Analysis

Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Review and Meta-Analysis

Title: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Authors: Louise Helen Hitchman, Joshua P. Totty, Ali Raza, Paris Cai, George E. Smith, Daniel Carradice, Tom Wallace, Amy E. Harwood, and Ian C. Chetter Diabetic foot...
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Shockwave Therapy Reduces Wound Size by 99.9% in Elderly Patient

Shockwave Therapy Reduces Wound Size by 99.9% in Elderly Patient

Title of study: A case study on the effectiveness of DermaGold soft-focused multiwave therapy in treating an infected wound The case study focuses on an 80-year-old female patient who developed a large infected decubitus ulcer after a knee operation and...
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The Role of Spark Waves in the Management of Chronic Wounds.

The Role of Spark Waves in the Management of Chronic Wounds.

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial colonies often produce biofilms (a defensive mechanism that creates a physical protective barrier against antibiotic treatment). SWT can break up the physical biofilm barriers, thereby allowing antibiotics to gain access to the entrenched bacteria and eradicate the colony....
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Skin & Aesthetic Indications

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Skin & Aesthetic Indications

This presentation from the 22nd International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment (ISMST) in Beijing, China covers Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy's (ESTW) remarkable impact on various skin conditions and aesthetic indications—from diminishing cellulite and scars to healing burn and diabetic wounds. Click...
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Shockwave Therapy Wound Healing Application: A Protocol Analysis

Shockwave Therapy Wound Healing Application: A Protocol Analysis

Title of study: Analysis of treatment protocols: application of ESWT for wound healing disorders Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive medical treatment that uses high-energy acoustic waves to stimulate healing processes in bones and soft tissues. Recent research has shown that...
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Digital Ulcers of Systemic Sclerosis: A Phase 2 Pilot Study

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Digital Ulcers of Systemic Sclerosis: A Phase 2 Pilot Study

Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) often display Raynaud’s phenomenon and digital skin ulcers. As these ulcers are not associated with autoimmune factors or abnormal coagulation, conventional immunosuppressive therapies, vasodilators, and anticoagulants are often ineffective. Here, we used extracorporeal shock wave...
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Treatment of cutaneous calcinosis in CREST syndrome by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Treatment of cutaneous calcinosis in CREST syndrome by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

CREST syndrome is a variant of systemic sclerosis, which affects a relatively small number of patients. CREST (also called limited cutaneous scleroderma) has a more favorable prognosis than the diffuse form of scleroderma. However, cutaneous calcinosis, which occurs during the...
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