title: Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for heterotopic ossification.
abstract: [Purpose] To report the effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (RSWT) on heterotopic ossification (HO). [Subjects and Methods] Two cases of neurogenic HO in the upper extremity were administered RSWT using the MASTER PLUS(®) MP 2000 (Storz, Tägerwilen, Switzerland) and ultrasonographic guidance. The RSWT protocol consisted of 3,000 pulses at a frequency of 12 Hz during each treatment. The intensity level ranged from 2-5 bars, and it was administered 5 times a week for 4 weeks, a total of 20 treatments. [Results] RSWT improved pain, range of motion, and hand function in 2 patients with neurogenic HO in the upper extremity. [Conclusion] Further studies are needed to support these results and to understand the mechanism and to devise the protocol of RSWT for neurogenic HO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Ju
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kang-Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Hospital, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sahmyook Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Pyong-Hwa
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Seol
keywords: Brain injury; Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT); Heterotopic ossification