Physiotherapeutic Resources Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil.
Women's health Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Aug 12;101(32):e29664. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029664.
Shockwave therapy (SWT) has been successful in the management of musculoskeletal conditions. The limitations of the use of SWT in clinical practice regard a lack of familiarity with the device and the lack of uniformity in information reported in scientific publications. Standardization in the reporting of these parameters could facilitate the reproduction and interpretation of data in future studies. Most studies fail to offer a detailed description of the parameters. Therefore, the aim of the present paper is to prepare a report on how to standardize the presentation of this information and serve a reference guide to report physical parameters and procedures of SWT when used on patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The terms were selected from the Medical Subject Headings database of controlled vocabulary. An extensive process of systematic searching of databases was performed, after which experts met and discussed on the main findings, and a consensus was achieved. SWT parameters were described, including the physiological meaning and clinical relevance of each parameter. Also, the description of patient and equipment positioning was added. The consensus-based guideline on how to report SWT parameters for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions was developed to help clinicians and researchers.
冲击波疗法（SWT）在治疗肌肉骨骼疾病方面取得了成功。在临床实践中，SWT 的使用受到限制，原因是对该设备缺乏了解，以及科学出版物中报告的信息缺乏一致性。这些参数报告的标准化将有助于在未来的研究中重现和解释数据。大多数研究未能详细描述参数。因此，本文旨在制定一份报告，说明如何规范这些信息的呈现方式，并为报告用于治疗肌肉骨骼疾病的患者的 SWT 的物理参数和程序提供参考指南。术语选自受控词汇的医学主题词数据库。经过广泛的数据库系统检索过程，专家们对主要发现进行了讨论，并达成了共识。描述了 SWT 参数，包括每个参数的生理意义和临床相关性。还增加了对患者和设备定位的描述。制定了基于共识的关于如何报告用于治疗肌肉骨骼疾病的 SWT 参数的指南，以帮助临床医生和研究人员。
