Comparison of different methods of pulsed shortwave diathermy in knee osteoarthritis

Radiofrequency-based treatment in therapy-related clinical practice – a narrative review. Part II: chronic conditions

“…In contrast, PSWT (10 sessions in two weeks, 15 minutes per session) was shown to improve pain and function at both low and high doses when combined with ultrasound therapy and progressive resistance exercises in the study by Tuzun and colleagues. 63 However, both the groups (20 participants each) had a battery of interventions. In another study by Jan and colleagues, 66 pain and synovial thickness (measured using ultrasonography) were lower in CSWT-treated groups (30 sessions in 8 weeks, 20 minutes per session) compared to a control group regardless of the NSAID consumption.…”

The Efficacy of Electromagnetic Diathermy for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

“…A certain degree of heterogeneity is evidenced in the studies regarding the types of proposed interventions. The diathermy with the highest occurrence was SWD, with 43 studies (63%) [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ], and MWD had the second highest occurrence with 13 articles (19%) [ 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 ]. One article, Hammad 2019 [ ...…”

“…Twenty-seven studies [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 72 , 73 , 86 , 87 , 88 ] performed the treatment in adults with osteoarthritis (OA), 26 studies concerning knee OA, and 1 study concerning a mixed population affected by knee or hip OA. Of the 27 studies, 22 used SWD, 2 MWD, 2 CRET, and 1 ‘low power radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation’ (LPRER).…”

“…The follow-up results of Atamaz 2012 [ 30 ] are shown in Table 2 . Two studies [ 47 , 49 ] compared the treatment effects of different energy dosages (high energy dose compared with low energy dose) of SWD. The studies were pooled (SMD 0.16, 95% CI −0.34 to 0.66, random-effects model) with non-significant differences between the two groups ( p = 0.54) and 0% of heterogeneity (GRADE: very low), Figure 9 .…”

“…Twenty-six studies [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 72 , 73 , 86 , 87 , 88 ] assessed function as an outcome of their interventions. SWD was compared with placebo/sham SWD in 8 studies.…”