Safety and Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review
ESWT appears to be a safe and effective treatment for CPPS, improving pain and quality-of-life outcomes across trials. Larger randomized trials with longer follow-up are warranted to confirm findings and define optimal protocols.
Authors
- Paul Manohar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7429-4687)
- Sarah J. Sneddon
- Philip Dundee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8581-5051)
- Yuming Zheng
- Paul Anderson
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2026.01.015
- Primary Topic
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00