Shock wave treatment in medicine |
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Authors: | S K Shrivastava Kailash |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, Bundelkhand University, 284128 Jhansi, India;(2) Physics department, BNV College, 210431 Rath, Hamirpur, India |
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Abstract: | Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in orthopedics and traumatology is still a young therapy method. Since the last few years
the development of shock wave therapy has progressed rapidly. Shock waves have changed the treatment of urolithiasis substantially.
Today shock waves are the first choice to treat kidney and urethral stones. Urology has long been the only medical field for
shock waves in medicine. Meanwhile shock waves have been used in orthopedics and traumatology to treat insertion tendinitis,
avascular necrosis of the head of femur and other necrotic bone alterations. Another field of shock wave application is the
treatment of tendons, ligaments and bones on horses in veterinary medicine. In the present paper we discuss the basic theory
and application of shock waves and its history in medicine. The idea behind using shock wave therapy for orthopedic diseases
is the stimulation of healing in tendons, surrounding tissue and bones. This is a completely different approach compared to
urology where shock waves are used for disintegration |
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Keywords: | Acoustical energy electromagnetic field piezoelectric effect shock wave |
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