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Focused Shockwave Therapy Reduces Pain and Muscle Stiffness in Office Workers with Myofascial Pain
October 2025
Focused Shockwave Therapy Reduces Pain and Muscle Stiffness in Office Workers with Myofascial Pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Therapeutic effect of focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy on muscular and adjacent tissue stiffness and pain changes in myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study.
Complement Ther Med . 2025 Sep:92:103203.Synopsis
Sixty-four adults with upper-trapezius myofascial pain syndrome were randomized to Focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy (fESWT) (n=32) or sham-fESWT (n=32). The intervention was delivered once weekly for four weeks (fESWT: 1,200 shocks at 4 Hz, 0.10–0.232 mJ/mm²; sham: probe near the trigger point, 300 shocks at 4 Hz, 0.03 mJ/mm²). The primary outcome was resting pain (VAS). Secondary outcomes...
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