Analysis of the Effectiveness of Different Types of Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Prostatitis
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The article provides a comparative assessment of various methods of shock wave therapy used to treat patients with chronic calculous prostatitis and the presence of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. The mechanism of action of the radial pressure wave and focused shock wave therapy is analyzed in detail.
The treatment was carried out in 648 patients divided into 4 groups. In groups 1, 3 and 4, focused shock wave therapy was used using Piezo Wave devices from Richard Wolf of various generations with a piezoelectric generator G-4 (the source of shock waves is a piezoelectric self focusing hemisphere with an energy flux density in the focus area of up to 0,4 mJ/mm2 and pressure up to 82,2 mPa, shock wave pulsation frequency of 8 Hz) and G-10 (the source of shock waves is a piezoelectric self-focusing hemisphere with an energy flux density in the focus area of up to 0,6–2 mJ/mm2 and a pressure of up to 100,0 mPa, shock wave pulsation frequency 8 Hz).
The second group used a BTL-6000 SWT Topline radial pressure wave apparatus with a pressure of up to 5 bar and a frequency of up to 20 Hz. The treatment was carried out according to the method developed on the basis of the Research Institute of Urology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. The technique includes: the use of shock wave therapy, transrectal photo-electrostimulation and electrophoresis of the rectal preparation fermencol. The technique has long established itself as an effective way to combat chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
The study was conducted in order to establish the most effective method of shock wave therapy and the optimal number and power of impulses per session, as well as the required number of sessions to achieve the maximum effect in relation to pain and in relation to a decrease in the area of prostate gland lesions by secondary changes: fibrosis and calculi, in order to further improve the technique, in connection with the emergence of new models of shock wave therapy devices with improved characteristics on the medical equipment market, article provides a comparative assessment of various methods of shock wave therapy used to treat patients with chronic calculous prostatitis and the presence of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. The mechanism of action of the radial pressure wave and focused shock wave therapy is analyzed in detail.
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