{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(3)"],"submitter":["Li G"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>To analyze the efficiency of low-intensity shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT) for patients with III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).<h4>Methods</h4>The study included an uncontrolled population of 32 patients who had suffered with CPPS for ≥3 months. LI-ESWT was performed without anesthesia via a perineal approach. The operation was carried out in four weeks by administering 12,000 shock waves. Using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and NIH-developed Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI), subsequent tests were performed at 1, 2, 4, and 12 weeks after the first LI-ESWT session.<h4>Results</h4>All patients who received the four week course as treatment responded actively on the pain VAS and the NIH-CPSI, and both were significantly improved (P<0.05). Compared with the "],"journal":["Translational andrology and urology"],"pagination":["1323-1328"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7354340"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy for III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome."],"pmcid":["PMC7354340"],"pubmed_authors":["Li G","Man L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy for III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>To analyze the efficiency of low-intensity shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT) for patients with III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).<h4>Methods</h4>The study included an uncontrolled population of 32 patients who had suffered with CPPS for ≥3 months. LI-ESWT was performed without anesthesia via a perineal approach. The operation was carried out in four weeks by administering 12,000 shock waves. Using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and NIH-developed Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI), subsequent tests were performed at 1, 2, 4, and 12 weeks after the first LI-ESWT session.<h4>Results</h4>All patients who received the four week course as treatment responded actively on the pain VAS and the NIH-CPSI, and both were significantly improved (P<0.05). Compared with the ","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Jun","modification":"2025-04-05T13:44:13.134Z","creation":"2025-04-05T13:44:13.134Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7354340","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32676416"],"doi":["10.21037/tau.2020.04.07"]}}