Fractionated Repetitive Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy: A New Standard in Shock Wave Therapy?

Figure 1

Microcirculatory effects of frESWT on cutaneous tissue oxygen saturation. One minute after the first application of ESWT (black) tissue oxygen saturation significantly increased by 65.6% and remained elevated until the second ESWT application. Tissue oxygen saturation showed a boost to the highest extent after the third application of ESWT and remained significantly increased until the end of measuring at 80 minutes. Placebo (grey) showed no significant changes in tissue oxygen saturation.