Extracorporeal shock wave therapy has not been used for the treatment of musculoskeletal system diseases for a long time, but as a safe, effective, non-invasive, and less complicated treatment method, a series of studies on various diseases have demonstrated its good application prospects.
Clinical application and advantages
A therapy that uses the principle of shock waves to reverse pathological changes in tissues such as muscles, bones, and organs in the human body. Its main applications in medicine include: shock therapy for tumors and cancer cells in the systemic system; Shoulder periarthritis, tennis elbow, patellar tendinitis, heel pain, etc. in the skeletal system; Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy treatment for the urinary system, etc.