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... > Therapeutics > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
... > Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Comprehensive Health Care > Primary Health Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
Therapeutics > Hyperthermia, Induced > Diathermy > Ultrasonic Therapy > Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Preferred term

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
  • Shock Wave Therapies
  • Shock Wave Therapy
  • Therapy, Shock Wave

Scope note

  • A nonsurgical treatment that uses either HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES or low energy ACOUSTIC WAVES to treat various musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., PLANTAR FASCIITIS; TENNIS ELBOW). A probe placed on the skin conducts the shock waves thereby delivering a mechanical force to the body’s tissues.

History note

  • 2018

In other languages

  • sokkiaaltohoito

    Finnish

  • iskuaaltohoito
  • kehon ulkoinen iskuaaltohoito
  • kehon ulkoinen paineaaltohoito
  • kehon ulkoinen shokkiaaltohoito
  • kehon ulkoinen sokkiaaltohoito
  • kehonulkoinen iskuaaltohoito
  • kehonulkoinen paineaaltohoito
  • kehonulkoinen shokkiaaltohoito
  • kehonulkoinen sokkiaaltohoito
  • paineaaltohoito
  • shokkiaaltohoito
  • Extrakorporeal stötvågsbehandling

    Swedish

  • HIFU-behandling
  • Stötvågsbehandling

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000074059

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