Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Ameliorates Kidney Function in Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 1

Low-energy ESWT treatment protocol.

Group	Energy	Shock waves	Times	Equipment
Skov-Jeppesen	0.265 mJ/mm^2	3000	Six times during a 3-week period	Modulith SLX-2^+
Kira et al.^†	14 kVA	2000	Two times during a 2-week period	Tripter X1^&
Present study	0.13 mJ/mm^2	200	Six times during a 6-week period	EvoTron R05^#

Nephrol Dial Transplant (2018) 1-8; ⁺Storz Medical AG, Switzerland; ^†International Braz J Urol (2008) 34: 91-96; ^&Direx, Israel; ^#High Medical Technologies, Switzerland.