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Shock wave therapy led to more advanced bone healing. The results of this study support the use of ESWT as a means of accelerating acute bone healing of canine osteotomies.

Weight bearing increased faster after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy surgery in dogs treated with two sessions of postoperative ESWT.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy provided a non-invasive, effective mechanism to decrease the lameness associated with navicular syndrome. There were no complications associated with the procedure. Horses that responded to treatment did not regress in the year after treatment.

ESWT applied to in vitro PRP increases the expression of growth factors. The combination of local PRP injection with ESWT may stimulate release of platelet growth factors after they have been injected into the area of injury.

In military cadets with MTSS (shin splints), A single application of focused shockwave treatment improved mean run time after four weeks to 17 min 33 sec, compared to 4 min 48 sec in the exercise-only group.

Both f-ESWT and r-ESWT are effective at alleviating pain and improving physical functions, knee range of motion, and the 6-minute walk test distance in patients with knee OA. The f-ESWT yielded a greater reduction in pain and improvements in physical function and the 6-minute walk test distance compared with r-ESWT.

ESWT is an effective therapeutic modality in combination with standard care for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers that do not respond to standard care alone.

A meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials demonstrated that the treatment of ED with Li-ESWT resulted in a significant increase in International Index of Erectile Function scores.