Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy. Clinical Results, Technologies

1. History of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy2. Physical Principles and Generation of Shockwaves3. Physical Principles in Shockwave Generation - Clinical Relevance and Practical Implications4. Molecular Mechanisms of Shockwaves5. Biological Mechanism of Musculoskeletal Shockwaves6. Effects of ESWT on Bone7. From Nociception to Pain8. ESWT for Pain Therapy in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine9. Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwaves on the Growth of Microorganisms10. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head11. Extracorporeal Cardiac Shockwave Therapy as a New Therapeutic Option for IschemicCardiomyopathy12. Clinical Application of the EMS Swiss DolorClast (R)13. Method Swiss DolorClast (R) (rESWT) - System Components14. Orthopaedic Shockwave Treatment at Urologic Work Stations15. Treatment Result of rESWT (Swiss DolorClast (R)) with the Use of a Focused Handpiece16. Results of rESWT - Treatment of Sports-Induced Diseases17. Efficacy of rESWT for Calcific Tendonitis18. ESWT - in Heel Spur (Fasciitis Plantaris)19. ESWT - A New Method for the Treatment of Epicondylitis Humeri Lateralis20. Efficiency of rESWT for Calcifying Shoulder Tendonitis21. ESWT for the Treatment of Chronic Calcifying Tendonitis of the Rotator Cuff22. Painful Heel - Anatomy, Clinical Study and Therapy23. Short and Medium-term Results in the Treatment of Epicondylitis Humeri Radialis with rESWT24. rESWT - Benefit in the Treatment of Tendinopathies25. Different Results in Repetitive Low Energy ESWT for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis26. Morton's Interdigital Neuroma: Indications, ESWT Technique, and Clinical Experience27. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Traumatology28. Use of ESWT in Adult Osteochondrosis Dissecans and a Case Study of the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions29. Shockwave Treatment of Femoral Head Necrosis in Adults30. ESWT - A Prospective Double Blind Study on Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis31. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Skin Lesions, Causes of Skin Lesions32. Radial Shockwaves and Autologous Growth Factors Combined Therapy for Bone Delayed Unions33. Results of Three Prospective Studies34. ATRAD - Association for Radial Pain Therapy35. ISMST - International Society for Musculoskeletal Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave treatment (ESWT) is a compelling, non-surgical treatment for an expanding variety of musculoskeletal conditions. More than two decades after the first clinical shockwave treatment, many new indications have been discovered and a large number of excellent studies and basic research have been performed. The most famous shockwave researchers have written their chapters within this book." - Dr. John J. Stienstra, DPM, FACFAS Past President of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (2005-2006)From the basic mechanics of shockwaves, to ESWT application and therapy, to clinical results, this book provides a comprehensive look at extracorporeal shockwave therapy from researchers all over the globe.