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KMID : 1239420150060010019
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Journal of Orthopaedic Pain Society
2015 Volume.6 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.29
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ESWT in Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Oh Hyun-Keun
Park Jang-Won
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Abstract
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Extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) has been used widespreadly in the musculoskeletal diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that ESWT is an effective modality in the treatmenet of some chronic musculoskeletal disease.
The purpose of this article is to review the effectiveness of ESWT on chronic musculoskeletal disease in current literatures. ESWT appears to be an effective and safe treatment modality for some chronic musculoskeletal disease and may help the paitent to avoid surgery. So, more long term study and further investigation will be needed to confirm the utility of ESWT.
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KEYWORD
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ESWT, Musculoskeletal disease
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