Myofascial Trigger Points
The Possible Analgesic Effect of Soft-laser Irradiation on Heat Nociceptors in the Cat Tongue
Shuji Mezawa, Koichi Iwata, Kimisato Naito, Hiroyuki Kamogawa
Archives of Oral Biology, Volume 33, Issue 9, 1988,pages 693-694
Foot
Plantar Fasciopathy
Successful Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis with Two Sessions of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
Ibrahim M, Donatelli R, Schmitz C, et al.
Foot & Ankle Int. 2010 May; 31 (5):391-97 20460065
Elbow
Golfer's Elbow
Tennis Elbow
Shock Wave Therapy for Tennis and Golfers’s Elbow – 1 Year Follow Up
Krischnek O, Hopf C, Nate b, et al.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 1999; 62-66
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Shin
Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Rompe JD, Cacchio A, Furia JP, Maffulli N
Am J Sports Med. 2010 Jan;38(1):125-32
Leg
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Return to Play After Treating Acute Muscle Injuries in Elite Football Players
Morgan JPM, Hamm M, Schmitz C, Brem MH.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2021 Dec 7;16(1):708. doi: 10.1186/s13018-021-02853-0. PMID: 34876172; PMCID: PMC8650394.
Back
Lower Back Pain
rESWT, NSAIDs or Both? Which Approach Works Best When Treating Low Back Pain?
Xuejiao Guo, Lin Li, Zhe Yan, Yunze Li, Zhiyou Peng, Yixin Yang, Yanfeng Zhang, Christoph Schmitz, Zhiying Feng
Department of Pain Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Yuyao People Hospital of Zhejiang, Ningbo, China; Extracorporeal Shock Wave Research Unit, Chair of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
Foot
Plantar Fasciopathy
Radial Shock Wave Treatment Alone is Less Efficient than Radial Shock Wave Treatment Combined with Tissue-specific Plantar Fascia-stretching in Patients with Chronic Plantar Heel Pain
Rompe, Jan D. et al.
International Journal of Surgery vol. 24,Pt B (2015): 135-42
Shoulder
Subacromial Pain Syndrome
Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment Compared with Supervised Exercises in Patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Single Blind Randomised Study
Engebretsen K, Grotle M, Bautz-Holter E, et al.
Brit Med J 2009; 339:b3360
Foot
Plantar Fasciopathy
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave therapy is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis: Results of a Confirmatory Randomized Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study
Gerdesmeyer L, Frey C, Vester J, et al.
Am J Sports Med 2008;36:2100-2109
Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Hip
Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Furia JP, Rompe JD, Maffulli N.
Am J Sports Med 2009;37 1981-1990