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Physical basis
Focused shock waves
Radial pressure waves
Clinical comparison of shock waves and pressure waves
The muscle as organ of pain
pathophysiology of muscle pain
Causes of local muscle pain
Refered pain
Muscular trigger points
Duration of myfascial pain treatment
Errors in the treatment of myfascial pain
Shock waveapplication to muscles
Mechanism of action
Benefits of shock waves
Indications and contraindications
Diagnosis prior to shock wave therapy
Differential diagnosis of myofascial pain
Focused, planar or radial shock waves?
Shock wave diagnosis of muscular trigger points/painful muscle spots
Therapy planning
Systematic methodology
Treatment routine
Treatment parameters
Treatment frequency
Treatment documentation
Therapy progress : improvement and side effects
Therapy success
Concomitant therapies
Orthopaedic indications for successful shock wave therapy
introduction
Cervical syndrome with brachialgia, dorsalgia and cephalalgia
periarticular shoulder pain
Tendomyopathy of forearm extensors and flexors with and without epicondylopathy
Dorsalgia
Lumbago and glutealgia with and without pseudoradicular sciatica
Adductor tendinopathy
Shortened thigh extensors and flexors
Peroneus muscle syndrome
Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splint)
Calf muscle shortening with and without achillodynia
Plantar heel and foot arch pain
Metatarsalgia
Summary
List of addreviations
Reference list