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🩺 Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine • 78 Published Studies

Musculoskeletal Disorders, Tendinopathies & EMTT Magnetotransduction

Extensive peer-reviewed clinical trials investigating Focused & Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy (EMTT) for recalcitrant tendinopathies, bone non-unions, plantar fasciitis, and lumbar facet joint pain.

Featured Landmark Peer-Reviewed Trials & Meta-Analyses (Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine)
International Journal of Surgery (2025)

Efficacy of high-energy, focused ESWT in treatment of lumbar facet joint pain: A randomized sham-controlled trial

Authors: Tomas Nedělka, Jan Katolický, Jakub Nedělka, Paul Hobrough, Karsten Knobloch, et al.

Randomized sham-controlled trial proving high-energy focused ESWT produces statistically significant, long-term pain reduction and functional disability improvement in chronic lumbar facet syndrome.

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (2025)

Extracorporeal magnetotransduction therapy (EMTT) for management of musculoskeletal disorders: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial

Authors: Karsten Hollander, Rainer Burgkart, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Johannes Vester, Lennart Gerdesmeyer

Double-blind placebo-controlled RCT establishing high-oscillation EMTT magnetic pulse stimulation as an exceptionally effective, non-invasive treatment for chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (2025)

Exercise, Radial Pressure Waves, and Photobiomodulation for Management of Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in Runners: A Three-Arm Non-Blinded Randomised Control Trial

Authors: Adam S Tenforde, Linh Pham, Logan Walter Gaudette, et al.

Three-arm randomized controlled trial demonstrating accelerated tendon remodeling and significant VISA-A functional score recovery in competitive runners with Achilles tendinopathy.

Complete Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Catalog (78 Studies from STORZ Medical)
#1 ESWT 📅 2025
Efficacy of high-energy, focused ESWT in treatment of lumbar facet joint pain: A randomized sham-controlled trial
Tomas Nedělka, Jan Katolický, Jakub Nedělka, Paul Hobrough, Karsten Knobloch, et al.
International Journal of Surgery. 2025; 111:4177–4186. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002538.
#2 ESWT 📅 2025
Exercise, Radial Pressure Waves, and Photobiomodulation for Management of Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in Runners: A Three-Arm Non-Blinded Randomised Control Trial
Adam S Tenforde, Linh Pham, Logan Walter Gaudette, et al.
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2025; 11:e002442. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002442.
#3 ESWT 📅 2025
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Radial Pressure Waves (RPW) May Improve Post-Operative Recovery Following Insertional Achilles Tendon Surgeries: A Case-Control Pilot Study
PMID: 40783538
#4 ESWT 📅 2023
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improves Outcome after Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendons
Patrick Weninger, Christoph Thallinger, Manuel Chytilek, Yannis Hanel, Caterina Steffel, Ramin Karimi, Xaver Feichtinger.
J Clin Med. 2023 May 9;12(10):3350. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103350. PMID: 37240456
#5 ESWT 📅 2022
The Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Improving the Symptoms and Function of Patients with Dupuytren’s Contracture
Adv Biomed Res. 2022; 11: 3. Published online 2022 Jan 31. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_155_21
PMID: 35284349
#6 ESWT 📅 2019
Effects of the extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the skin: an experimental study
Lasers Med Sci.2019 Mar;34(2):389-396. doi: 10.1007/s10103-018-2612-8. Epub 2018 Aug 14.
PMID: 30109536
#7 ESWT 📅 2022
The effect of radial shockwave on the median nerve pathway in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial
Habibzadeh, A., Mousavi-Khatir R., Saadat P., Javadian Y.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2022 Jan 25;17(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13018-022-02941-9. PMID: 35078486
#8 ESWT 📅 2020
Extracorporeal shock wave promotes activation of anterior cruciate ligament remnant cells and their paracrine regulation of bone marrow stromal cells’ proliferation, migration, collagen synthesis, and differentiation
Lu CC., Chou SH., Shen PC., Chou PH., Ho ML., Tien YC.
Bone Joint Res. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.98.BJR-2019-0365.R1. eCollection 2020 Aug. PMID: 32832074
#9 ESWT 📅 2020
Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with tennis elbow: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Zheng C., Zeng D., Chen J., Liu S., Li J., Ruan Z., Liang W.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 24;99(30):e21189. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021189. PMID: 32791694
#10 ESWT 📅 2020
Focused Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome – A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
de Unzurrunzaga R., Vetrano M., Albano M., Baldini R., Cugat R., Stella G., Balato G., Seijas R., Nusca S.-M., Servodidio V., Vulpiani M.-C.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Jun 10. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00093. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32530874
#11 ESWT 📅 2020
The Effect of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Trapezius: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jun-Il Y., Min-Kyun O., Se-Woong C., Shi-Uk L., Chang Han L.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(7):e19085. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019085 PMID: 32049811
#12 ESWT 📅 2020
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Treating Foot Ulcers in Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Huang Q., Peijing Y., Xiong H., Shuai T., Liu J., Zhu L., Lu J., Shi X., Yang K., Liu J.
Can J Diabetes. 2020 Mar;44(2):196-204.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2019.05.006. Epub 2019 May 23. PMID: 31515158
#13 ESWT 📅 2020
Shock Waves as a Treatment Modality for Spasticity Reduction and Recovery Improvement in Post-Stroke Adults – Current Evidence and Qualitative Systematic Review.
Dymarek R., Ptaszkowski K., Ptaszkowska L., Kowal M., Sopel M., Taradaj J., Rosińczuk J.
Clin Interv Aging. 2020 Jan 6;15:9-28. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S221032. eCollection 2020.
#14 ESWT 📅 2020
© 2020 Dymarek et al.
PMID: 32021129
#15 ESWT 📅 2020
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus other therapeutic methods for chronic plantar fasciitis
Sun K., Zhou H., Jiang W.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Jan;26(1):33-38. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Nov 13. © 2018 European Foot and Ankle Society. PMID: 30502…
#16 ESWT 📅 2019
Elastosonographic Evaluation After Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Plantar Fasciopathy
Alviti F., D’Ercole C., Schillizzi G., Mangone M., Bernetti A., Ioppolo F., Di Sante L., Minafra P., Santilli V., Elia D., Vallone G., D’Ambrosio F., Cantisani V.
Med Ultrason. 2019 Nov 24;21(4):399-404. doi: 10.11152/mu-1976. PMID: 31765447
#17 ESWT 📅 2019
Physical treatment options with impact on bone healing (Article only in German)
M. Arand.
Unfallchirurg 2019 · 122:526–533 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00113-019-0681-1 Online publiziert: 14. Juni 2019 © Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, …
#18 ESWT 📅 2019
A comparative study of the efficacy of ultrasonics and extracorporeal shock wave in the treatment of tennis elbow: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Yan C., Xiong Y., Chen L., Endo Y., Hu L., Liu M., Liu J., Xue H., Abududilibaier A., Mi B., Liu G.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2019 Aug 6;14(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s13018-019-1290-y. PMID: 31387611
#19 ESWT 📅 2019
Hyaluronic Acid (HA), Platelet-Rich Plasm and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) promote human chondrocyte regeneration in vitro and ESWT-mediated increase of CD44 expression enhances their susceptibility to HA treatment.
Mario Vetrano1, Danilo Ranieri, Monica Nanni, Antonio Pavan2 Florence Malisa, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Vincenzo Visco.
PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218740 June 28, 2019 PMID: 31251756
#20 ESWT 📅 2019
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Pillar Pain after Carpal Tunnel Release: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Haghighat S, Zarezadeh A, Khosrawi S, Oreizi A..
© 2019 Advanced Biomedical Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer – Medknow PMID: 31214549
#21 ESWT 📅 2019
Shock-wave therapy versus corticosteroid injection on lateral epicondylitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Xiong Y, Xue H, Zhou W, Sun Y, Liu Y, Wu Q, Liu J, Hu L, Panayi AC, Chen L, Yan C, Mi B, Liu G.
Phys Sportsmed. 2019 Apr 5:1-6. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2019.1599587. PMID: 30951399
#22 ESWT 📅 2018
Enhancement of the Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy with Topical Corticosteroid in Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Control Clinical Trial
Babak Vahdatpour, Arghavan Mokhtarian, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat1, Farnaz Dehghan, Nafi seh Nasr, Mahsa Mazaheri.
2018 Advanced Biomedical Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer – Medknow PMID: 29862211
#23 ESWT 📅 2018
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Versus Exercise Program in Patients with low back pain: Short-Term Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial
A. Notarnicola, G. Maccagnano, M.F. Gallone, L. Mastromauro, F. Rifino, V. Pesce, I. Covelli and B. Moretti.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS Vol. 32, no. 2.385-389 (2018) Received September 20, 2017 – Accepted January 23, 2018 …
#24 ESWT 📅 2012
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Patients Suffering from Recalcitrant Osgood-Schlatter Disease
H. Lohrer, T. Nauck, J. Schöll, J. Zwerver, N. Malliaropoulos.
Online-Publikation: 9.10.2012 Sportverl Sportschad 2012; 26: 218–222 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York ·ISSN 0932-0555 PMID: 230…
#25 ESWT 📅 2018
Rehabilitation treatment of spastic cerebral palsy with radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy and rehabilitation therapy
Yongjie Lin, Guowei Wang, Bingchen Wang.
Lin et al. Medicine (2018) 97:51 PMID: 30572548 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
#26 ESWT 📅 2018
Comparison Between Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections in the Treatment of First Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis
Francesco Ioppolo, Fabiana Saracino, Rosaria Sabrina Rizzo, Giampaolo Monacelli, Danilo Lanni, Luca Di Sante, Angelo Cacchio, Valter Santilli, Teresa Venditto.
Ann Rehabil Med 2018;42(1):92-100 pISSN: 2234-0645 • eISSN: 2234-0653
#27 ESWT 📅 2018
Effectiveness and Safety of Shockwave Therapy in Tendinopathies
Vasileios Dedes, Apostolos Stergioulas, Georgios Kipreos, Ariadni Maria Dede, Athanasios Mitseas, Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos.
ORIGINAL PAPER • Mater Sociomed. 2018 Jun; 30(2): 141-146 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2018.30.141-146 Received: March 21 2018; Accepted: May 22, 2018 P…
#28 ESWT 📅 2018
The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders
Daniel Moya, MD, Silvia Ram´ on, MD, PhD, Wolfgang Schaden, MD, Ching-Jen Wang, MD, Leonardo Guiloff, MD, and Jai-Hong Cheng, MD.
THE JOURNAL OF BONE & JOINT SURGERY d JBJ S .ORG VOLUME 100-A d NUMBER 3 d FEBRUARY 7, 2018 PMID: 29406349 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
#29 ESWT 📅 2017
Comparison the Effect of Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy with Low Dosage Versus High Dosage in Treatment of the Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis
Parisa Taheri, Masoud Emadi and Jafar Poorghasemian.
Adv Biomed Res. 2017; 6: 61. Published online 2017 May 29. doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.207148 PMID: 28603702
#30 ESWT 📅 2017
Shockwave treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome in military cadets: A single-blind randomized controlled trial
Santiago Gomez Garcia, Silvia Ramon Rona, Martha Claudia Gomez Tinoco, Mikhail Benet Rodriguez, Diego Mauricio Chaustre Ruiz, Francia Piedad Cardenas Letrado, Africa Lopez-Illescas Ruiz, Juan Maria Alarcon Garcia.
Int J Surg. 2017 Oct;46:102-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.584. Epub 2017 Sep 5. PMID: 28882773 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
#31 ESWT 📅 2017
Extracorporeal shock waves alone or combined with raloxifene promote bone formation and suppress resorption in ovariectomized rats.
PLoS One. 2017 Feb 3;12(2):e0171276.
PMID: 28158228 [PubMed – in process]
#32 ESWT 📅 2017
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Accelerates Regeneration After Acute Skeletal Muscle Injury.
Zissler, A; Steinbacher, P; Zimmermann, R; Pittner, S; Stoiber, W; Bathke, AC; Sänger, AM.
Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):676-684. PMID: 27729321 [PubMed – in process]
#33 ESWT 📅 2017
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improves Functional Outcomes of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder in Patients With Diabetes.
Santoboni, F; Balducci, S; D’Errico, V; Haxhi, J; Vetrano, M; Piccinini, G; Ferretti, A; Pugliese, G; Vulpiani, MC.
Diabetes Care. 2017 Feb;40(2):e12-e13. PMID: 27899492 [PubMed – in process]
#34 ESWT 📅 2016
Radial Soundwave for Sesamoidopathy in Athletes: A Pilot Study.
Saxena, A; Yun, A; Patel, R; Gerdesmeyer, L; Maffulli, N.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2016 Nov – Dec;55(6):1333-1335. Epub 2016 Sep 8. PMID: 27618711 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#35 ESWT 📅 2016
Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of finger tenosynovitis (trigger digit).
Malliaropoulos, N; Jury, R; Pyne, D; Padhiar, N; Turner, J; Korakakis, V; Meke, M; Lohrer, H.
Open Access J Sports Med. 2016 Oct 31;7:143-151. PMID: 27843364 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#36 ESWT 📅 2017
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Accelerates Regeneration After Acute Skeletal Muscle Injury
Zissler, A; Steinbacher, P; Zimmermann, R; Pittner, S; Stoiber, W; Bathke, A C; Sänger, A M.
Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):676-684. doi: 10.1177/0363546516668622. Epub 2016 Oct 13. PMID: 27729321
#37 ESWT 📅 2016
Repetitive shock wave therapy improves muscular microcirculation.
Kisch, T; Wuerfel, W; Forstmeier, V; Liodaki, E; Stang, FH; Knobloch, K; Mailaender, P; Kraemer, R.
J Surg Res. 2016 Apr;201(2):440-5. PMID: 27020830 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#38 ESWT 📅 2016
Success and Recurrence Rate after Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Retrospective Study.
Malliaropoulos, N; Crate, G; Meke, M; Korakakis, V; Nauck, T; Lohrer, H; Padhiar, N.
Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:9415827. PMID: 27478843 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#39 ESWT 📅 2015
Two emerging technologies for Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciopathy.
Langer, PR.
Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2015 Apr;32(2):183-93. PMID: 25804709 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#40 ESWT 📅 2015
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for avascular necrosis of femoral head.
Wang, CJ; Cheng, JH; Huang, CC; Yip, HK; Russo, S.
Int J Surg. 2015 Dec;24(Pt B):184-7. PMID: 26188081 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#41 ESWT 📅 2015
Mechanical Stimulation (Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields "PEMF" and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy "ESWT") and Tendon Regeneration: A Possible Alternative.
Rosso, F; Bonasia, DE; Marmotti, A; Cottino, U; Rossi, R.
Front Aging Neurosci. 2015 Nov 9;7:211. PMID: 26617513 [PubMed – in process]
#42 ESWT 📅 2015
Clinically relevant effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis: a randomized, controlled multicenter study.
Gollwitzer, H; Saxena, A; DiDomenico, LA; Galli, L; Bouché, RT; Caminear, DS; Fullem, B; Vester, JC; Horn, C; Banke, IJ; Burgkart, R; Gerdesmeyer, L
J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2015 vol. 97(9) pp. 701-8 PMID: 25948515 [PubMed – in process]
#43 ESWT 📅 2015
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy vs cryoultrasound therapy in the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis. One year follow up study.
Vulpiani, MC; Nusca, SM; Vetrano, M; Ovidi, S; Baldini, R; Piermattei, C; Ferretti, A; Saraceni, VM.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2015 Oct 20;5(3):167-74. PMID: 26605190 [PubMed – in process]
#44 ESWT 📅 2014
Mechano-transduction effect of shockwaves in the treatment of lumbar facet joint pain: comparative effectiveness evaluation of shockwave therapy, steroid injections and radiofrequency medial branch neurotomy.
Nedelka T, Nedelka J, Schlenker J, Hankins C, Mazanec R.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2014;35(5):393-7. PMID: 25275264 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#45 ESWT 📅 2014
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for non-calcific supraspinatus tendinitis – 10-year follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Efe, T; Felgentreff, M; Heyse, TJ; Stein, T; Timmesfeld, N; Schmitt, J; Roessler, PP.
Biomed Tech (Berl). 2014 Oct;59(5):431-7. PMID: 24728846 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#46 ESWT 📅 2013
Comparison between extracorporeal shockwave therapy, placebo ESWT and endoscopic plantar fasciotomy for the treatment of chronic plantar heel pain in the athlete.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2013 Jan 21;2(4):312-6.
PMID: 23738317 [PubMed – in process]
#47 ESWT 📅 2013
Vibration and pressure wave therapy for calf strains: a proposed treatment.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2013 Jul 9;3(2):60-2.
PMID: 23888287
#48 ESWT 📅 2012
Short-term outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic non-calcific tendinopathy of the supraspinatus: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Galasso, O; Amelio, E; Riccelli, DA; Gasparini, G.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jun 6;13:86. PMID: 22672772 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#49 ESWT 📅 2012
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for supraspinatus calcifying tendinitis: a randomized clinical trial comparing two different energy levels.
Phys Ther. 2012 Nov;92(11):1376-85.
PMID: 22745199 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#50 ESWT 📅 2012
Shockwave treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome in athletes; a prospective controlled study
Moen MH, Rayer S, Schipper M, Schmikli S, Weir A, Tol JL, Backx FJ.
Br J Sports Med. 2012 Mar; 46(4): 253-7. Epub 2011 Mar 9. PMID: 21393260 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#51 ESWT 📅 2012
Raman study of the shockwave effect on collagens.
Cárcamo, JJ; Aliaga, AE; Clavijo, RE; Brañes, MR; Campos-Vallette, MM.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2012 Feb;86:360-5. PMID: 22079890 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
#52 ESWT 📅 2012
Trigger points – Diagnosis and treatment concepts with special reference to extracorporeal shockwaves (Article in German)
Gleitz M, Hornig K.
Orthopade. 2012 Feb; 41(2): 113-25. German. PMID: 22349369 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#53 ESWT 📅 2012
Ultrasonographic evaluation of low energy extracorporeal pulse activated therapy (EPAT) for chronic plantar fasciitis
Gordon R, Wong C, Crawford EJ.
Foot Ankle Int. 2012 Mar; 33(3): 202-7. PMID: 22734281 [PubMed – in process]
#54 ESWT 📅 2012
High-energy focussed extracorporeal shockwave therapy reduces pain in plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose’s disease)
Knobloch K, Vogt PM.
BMC Res Notes. 2012 Oct 2; 5(1): 2101791285670485. PMID: 23031080 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
#55 ESWT 📅 2012
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves the walking ability of patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication
Serizawa F, Ito K, Kawamura K, Tsuchida K, Hamada Y, Zukeran T, Shimizu T, Akamatsu D, Hashimoto M, Goto H, Watanabe T, Sato A, Shimokawa H, Satomi S.
Circ J. 2012 May 25; 76(6): 1486-93. Epub 2012 Mar 3. PMID: 22447002 [PubMed – in process]
#56 ESWT 📅 2011
Extra-corporeal pulsed-activated therapy ("EPAT" sound wave) for Achilles tendinopathy: a prospective study
Saxena A, Ramdath S Jr, O’Halloran P, Gerdesmeyer L, Gollwitzer H.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 May-Jun; 50(3): 315-9. Epub 2011 Mar 15. PMID: 21406328 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#57 ESWT 📅 2011
Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder (Article in German)
Diehl P, Gerdesmeyer L, Gollwitzer H, Sauer W, Tischer T.
Orthopade. 2011 Aug; 40(8): 733-46. PMID: 21814884 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#58 ESWT 📅 2011
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in pillar pain after carpal tunnel release: a preliminary study
Romeo P, d’Agostino MC, Lazzerini A, Sansone VC.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011 Oct; 37(10): 1603-8. Epub 2011 Aug 19. PMID: 21856074 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#59 ESWT 📅 2010
Comparison of radial versus focused extracorporeal shock waves in plantar fasciitis using functional measures
Lohrer H, Nauck T, Dorn-Lange NV, Schöll J, Vester JC.
Foot Ankle Int. 2010 Jan; 31(1): 1-9. PMID: 20067715 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#60 ESWT 📅 2010
Extracorporeal shockwaves versus surgery in the treatment of pseudoarthrosis of the carpal scaphoid
Notarnicola A, Moretti L, Tafuri S, Gigliotti S, Russo S, Musci L, Moretti B.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2010 Aug; 36(8): 1306-13. PMID: 20691920 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#61 ESWT 📅 2009
Shock waves in the treatment of stress fractures
Moretti B, Notarnicola A, Garofalo R, Moretti L, Patella S, Marlinghaus E, Patella V.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2009 Jun; 35(6): 1042-9. Epub 2009 Feb 25. PMID: 19243882 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#62 ESWT 📅 2009
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy compared with surgery for hypertrophic long-bone nonunions
Cacchio A, Giordano L, Colafarina O, Rompe JD, Tavernese E, Ioppolo F, Flamini S, Spacca G, Santilli V.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Nov; 91(11): 2589-97. PMID: 19884432 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#63 ESWT 📅 2008
A neural model for chronic pain and pain relief by extracorporeal shock wave treatment
Wess OJ.
Urol Res. 2008 Dec; 36(6): 327-34. Epub 2008 Oct 7. PMID: 18839163 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#64 ESWT 📅 2007
Repetitive shock wave therapy for lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow): a systematic and qualitative analysis
Rompe JD, Maffulli N.
Br Med Bull. 2007; 83: 355-78. Epub 2007 Jul 11. PMID: 17626054 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#65 ESWT 📅 2007
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic painful heel syndrome: a prospective, double blind, randomized trial assessing the efficacy of a new electromagnetic shock wave device
Gollwitzer H, Diehl P, von Korff A, Rahlfs VW, Gerdesmeyer L.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2007 Sep-Oct; 46(5): 348-57. PMID: 17761319 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#66 ESWT 📅 2006
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic tendinopathies
Sems A, Dimeff R, Iannotti JP.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2006 Apr; 14(4): 195-204. PMID: 16585361 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#67 ESWT 📅 2005
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy without local anesthesia for chronic lateral epicondylitis
Pettrone FA, McCall BR.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Jun; 87(6): 1297-304. PMID: 15930540 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#68 ESWT 📅 2005
Shock wave therapy for chronic Achilles tendon pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial
Costa ML, Shepstone L, Donell ST, Thomas TL.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Nov; 440: 199-204. PMID: 16239807 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#69 ESWT 📅 2004
Plantar Fasciitis
Saxena A, Fullem B.
Am J Sports Med. 2004 Apr-May; 32(3): 662-5 PMID: 15090382 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#70 ESWT 📅 2002
[3D-navigated high energy shockwave therapy and axis correction after failed distraction treatment of congenital tibial pseudarthrosis. Article in German]
Orthopade. 2002 Jul;31(7):663-6.
PMID: 12219665 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#71 ESWT 📅 2000
Effects of shock waves on the microcirculation in critical limb ischemia(CLI) (8-week study)
De Sanctis MT, Belcaro G, Nicolaides AN, Cesarone MR, Incandela L, Marlinghaus E, Griffin M, Capodanno S, Ciccarelli R.
Angiology. 2000 Aug; 51(8 Pt 2): S69-78. PMID: 10959513 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
#72 EMTT 📅 2025
Extracorporeal magnetotransduction therapy (EMTT) for management of musculoskeletal disorders: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial
Karsten Hollander, Rainer Burgkart, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Johannes Vester, Lennart Gerdesmeyer (2025). Extracorporeal magnetotransduction therapy (EMTT) for management of musculoskeletal disorders: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 39(3), 885-895. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538127251400083
#73 EMTT 📅 2024
Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy as a New Form of Electromagnetic Wave Therapy: From Gene Upregulation to Accelerated Matrix Mineralization in Bone Healing
Lennart Gerdesmeyer, Jutta Tübel, Andreas Obermeier, Nobert Harrasser, Claudio Glowalla, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Rainer Burgkart (2024). Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy as a New Form of Electromagnetic Wave Therapy: From Gene Upregulation to Accelerated Matrix Mineralization in Bone Healing. Biomedicines, 12(10), 2269. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12102269
#74 EMTT 📅 2022
Stimulation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by electromagnetic transduction therapy – EMTT
Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Paula Zielhardt, Tim Klüter, Hans Gollwitzer, Lennart Gerdesmeyer, Joerg Hausdorf, Martin Ringeisen, Karsten Knobloch, Amol Saxena, André Krath (2022). Stimulation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by electromagnetic transduction therapy – EMTT. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 41(3), 304-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/15368378.2022.2079672
#75 EMTT 📅 2018
Electromagnetic transduction therapy and shockwave therapy in 86 patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: A prospective randomized controlled trial
Tim Klüter, André Krath, Martin Stukenberg, Hans Gollwitzer, Norbert Harrasser, Karsten Knobloch, Nicola Maffulli, Jörg Hausdorf, Ludger Gerdesmeyer (2018). Electromagnetic transduction therapy and shockwave therapy in 86 patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 37(4), 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/15368378.2018.1499030
#76 EMTT 📅 2017
Electromagnetic transduction therapy in non-specific low back pain: A prospective randomised controlled trial.
André Krath, Tim Klüter, Martin Stukenberg, Paula Zielhardt, Hans Gollwitzer, Norbert Harrasser, Jörg Hausdorf, Martin Ringeisen, Ludger Gerdesmeyer (2017). Electromagnetic transduction therapy in non-specific low back pain: A prospective randomised controlled trial. Journal of Orthopaedics, 14(3), 410-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2017.06.016
#77 EMTT 📅 2017
Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Preliminary Report on a New Technology.
Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Amol Saxena, Tim Klueter, Norbert Harrasser, Brian Fullem, André Krath (2017). Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Preliminary Report on a New Technology. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, 56(5), 964-967. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2017.06.014
#78 EMTT 📅 2018
Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy in Patients with Chronic Aseptic Osteitis Pubis
Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Munjed Al Muderis, Tim Klüter, Martin Ringeisen, André Krath, Rainer Mittermayr (2018). Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy in Patients with Chronic Aseptic Osteitis Pubis. Journal of Orthopedic Research and Therapy, 2018(9), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.29011/2575-8241.001113
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