Month: December 2015

  • Shock wave more effective than drugs at treating knee pain

    Shock wave more effective than drugs at treating knee pain

    Shock wave more effective than drugs at treating knee pain A new study has just been published in the medical journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders describing a study of 40 patients. The patients were suffering from pain in the knee caused by fluid in the bone marrow known as “primary bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES)”. The fluid is a “non-specific” […]

  • Study shows shock wave effective for coccyx therapy

    Study shows shock wave effective for coccyx therapy

    Study shows shock wave effective for coccyx therapy Treating injuries of the tailbone with shock waves at first glance is only distantly related to treatments for erectile dysfunction. However, it is likely that the same mechanisms for tissue healing are at play. In both cases, the conditions cannot be treated effectively with drugs or surgery and […]