NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with a common and painful heel condition called plantar fasciitis benefit from a new type of shock wave therapy in which energy is delivered across a broader area ...

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has emerged as a promising non‐invasive technique to manage spasticity, a condition marked by heightened muscle tone and exaggerated tendon reflexes that ...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) may offer a safer alternative to steroid injections or surgery for treating "frozen shoulder" in diabetes patients, preliminary findings suggest. Results from a ...

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for treatment of lateral elbow pain (tennis elbow) seemed ineffective in a Cochrane review, but the evidence is conflicting (Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

High-level evidence for efficacy of ESWT has been reported in common athletic injuries, such as plantar fasciitis 14 and Achilles tendinopathy 15 with minimal side effects including temporary pain at ...

Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy significantly improved quality of life in patients with mild to moderate SUI. Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy shows some efficacy and ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

Tennis elbow (also known as lateral epicondylitis) is characterised by chronic degeneration at the origin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. It is ...

Severe Erectile Dysfunction May Respond to Shockwave Therapy Investigators observed significant improvement in Sexual Health Inventory for Men scores in patients with vascular erectile dysfunction.

SAN ANTONIO, TX, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Eddie Davis, a San Antonio podiatrist with over 30 years of experience, announces recent ...