Vibration Therapy - research

Below are a collection of papers on vibration therapy (also known as extra corporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT) on various related conditions. Each paper has a link to the original source for further research and validation or a direct link to the paper itself.

Clinical papers

Pain alleviation by vibratory stimulation, Lundeberg et al, The Journal of Pain, 1984. more...
The pain suppressive effect of vibratory stimulation and TENS as compared to aspirin more...
Long-term results of vibratory stimulation as a pain relieving measure for chronic pain more...
Vibratory stimulation for the control of intractable chronic orofacial pain more...
Vibratory stimulation compared to palcebo in alleviation of pain more...
Effect of vibratory stimulation on experimental and clinical pain, Lundeberg et al - Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitative Medicine, 1988. more...
Effects of vibratory stimulation on muscular pain threshold and blink response in human subjects, Pantaleo et al – Journal of Pain 1986. more...
Vibratory stimulation for the alleviation of chronic pain, Acta Physiol Scand Suppl. 1983;523:1-51. more...
The gate theory of pain and vibration anesthesia more...
The Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Treating Lateral Epicondylitis in People Between 40 and 50 Years Old more...
Shock wave therapy for patients with lateral epicondylitis of the elbow (tennis elbow): a one to two year follow-up study. more...
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic recalcitrant plantar fasciitis. more...
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in symptomatic heel spurs. An overview. more...
Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial evaluating the treatment of plantar fasciitis with an extracoporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) device. more...
Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Without Local Anesthesia in Patients With Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis. more...
How Does Vibration Reduce Pain?. more...