Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on nerve conduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), as a non-invasive physical agent modality, was effective in relieving spasticity, reducing pain, and improving dysfunction. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effect of ESWT on nerve conduction, and to find out whether the ESWT group is superior to the control or other comparison groups, thus providing support for guiding the rehabilitation of peripheral nerve injury in clinical work.

Methods

PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched from inception to August 20, 2024. This review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and registered in the PROSPERO database (registration number CRD42024500891). It aime

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621010 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature