Table of Contents

• 1. History of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
• 2. Physical Principles and Generation of Shockwaves
• 3. Physical Principles in Shockwave Generation - Clinical Relevance and Practical Implications
• 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Shockwaves
• 5. Biological Mechanism of Musculoskeletal Shockwaves
• 6. Effects of ESWT on Bone
• 7. From Nociception to Pain
• 8. ESWT for Pain Therapy in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
• 9. Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwaves on the Growth of Microorganisms
• 10. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
• 11. Extracorporeal Cardiac Shockwave Therapy as a New Therapeutic Option for Ischemic
• Cardiomyopathy
• 12. Clinical Application of the EMS Swiss DolorClast®
• 13. Method Swiss DolorClast® (rESWT) - System Components
• 14. Orthopaedic Shockwave Treatment at Urologic Work Stations
• 15. Treatment Result of rESWT (Swiss DolorClast®) with the Use of a Focused Handpiece
• 16. Results of rESWT - Treatment of Sports-Induced Diseases
• 17. Efficacy of rESWT for Calcific Tendonitis
• 18. ESWT - in Heel Spur (Fasciitis Plantaris)
• 19. ESWT - A New Method for the Treatment of Epicondylitis Humeri Lateralis
• 20. Efficiency of rESWT for Calcifying Shoulder Tendonitis
• 21. ESWT for the Treatment of Chronic Calcifying Tendonitis of the Rotator Cuff
• 22. Painful Heel - Anatomy, Clinical Study and Therapy
• 23. Short and Medium-term Results in the Treatment of Epicondylitis Humeri Radialis with rESWT
• 24. rESWT - Benefit in the Treatment of Tendinopathies
• 25. Different Results in Repetitive Low Energy ESWT for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
• 26. Morton's Interdigital Neuroma: Indications, ESWT Technique, and Clinical Experience
• 27. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Traumatology
• 28. Use of ESWT in Adult Osteochondrosis Dissecans and a Case Study of the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions
• 29. Shockwave Treatment of Femoral Head Necrosis in Adults
• 30. ESWT - A Prospective Double Blind Study on Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis
• 31. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Skin Lesions, Causes of Skin Lesions
• 32. Radial Shockwaves and Autologous Growth Factors Combined Therapy for Bone Delayed Unions
• 33. Results of Three Prospective Studies
• 34. ATRAD - Association for Radial Pain Therapy
• 35. ISMST - International Society for Musculoskeletal Shockwave Therapy

Reviews

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)