Heba Mohamed Farag Elfeky  <br/><br/>
The success rate of shock wave in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions :   A systematic review /  
 معدل نجاح الموجات التصادمية في علاج  حالات الجهاز العضلي الهيكلي :   مراجعة منهجية 
Heba Mohamed Farag Elfeky  ; Supervised Haytham Mohammed Elhafez , Doaa Ibrahim Amin  
 - Cairo :   Heba Mohamed Farag Elfeky ,   2018 
 - 112 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science  
<br/><br/> Background: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is an effective and safe non-invasive treatment option for tendon and other pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. Purpose: systematically review to provide the physical therapist with an objective guideline about the efficacy of shockwave which can be applied on patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane and science direct were searched from January 2007 till September 2017 for studies of any design investigating the effectiveness of shock wave therapy in musculoskeletal conditions. Animal and nonEnglish language studies were excluded. A quality assessment was performed by 2 independent reviewers, and effect size calculations were computed when sufficient data were provided. Results: the meta-analysis of the selected studies revealed significant effects of the shockwave on the ligament, tendon, muscle and joint disorders 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Musculoskeletal conditions  Musculoskeletal system  Shockwave therapy