Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
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"shock wave therapy" redirects here. For the use of electrical shocks in therapy, see Electroconvulsive therapy.
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a treatment using powerful acoustic pulses which is mostly used to treat kidney stones and in physical therapy and orthopedics.[1][2]
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy | |
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ESWT device (EMS Swiss DolorClast) | |
ICD-10-PCS | 6A93 |
ICD-9-CM | 98.5 |
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