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Comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed studies on vibration therapy and its effectiveness for pain relief and healing
Research Foundation: Below are peer-reviewed clinical papers on vibration therapy (also known as extracorporeal shockwave therapy, ESWT) for various related conditions. Each paper links to the original source for further research and validation.
Clinical Papers
📚 Tennis Elbow & Lateral Epicondylitis Studies
- The Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Treating Lateral Epicondylitis in People Between 40 and 50 Years Old
Key study on tennis elbow treatment effectiveness
Read Study - Shock wave therapy for patients with lateral epicondylitis of the elbow (tennis elbow): a one to two year follow-up study
Long-term effectiveness and safety data
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🧬 Pain Mechanism & Vibration Therapy
- Pain alleviation by vibratory stimulation
Lundeberg et al, The Journal of Pain, 1984
Foundational research on vibration-induced pain relief
Read Study - The pain suppressive effect of vibratory stimulation and TENS as compared to aspirin
Comparative effectiveness study vs traditional pain relief
Read Study - Effect of vibratory stimulation on experimental and clinical pain
Lundeberg et al - Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitative Medicine, 1988
Clinical validation of vibration therapy mechanisms
Read Study - The gate theory of pain and vibration anesthesia
Theoretical foundation for vibration-based pain relief
Read Study - How Does Vibration Reduce Pain?
Modern understanding of vibration therapy mechanisms
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📊 Chronic Pain & Long-term Studies
- Long-term results of vibratory stimulation as a pain relieving measure for chronic pain
Evidence for sustained pain relief benefits
Read Study - Vibratory stimulation for the alleviation of chronic pain
Acta Physiol Scand Suppl. 1983;523:1-51
Comprehensive review of chronic pain applications
Read Study - Effects of vibratory stimulation on muscular pain threshold and blink response in human subjects
Pantaleo et al – Journal of Pain 1986
Quantitative measurement of pain threshold changes
Read Study - Vibratory stimulation for the control of intractable chronic orofacial pain
Application to treatment-resistant chronic pain conditions
Read Study - Vibratory stimulation compared to placebo in alleviation of pain
Placebo-controlled validation of therapeutic effects
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🦶 Related Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic recalcitrant plantar fasciitis
Safety and efficacy data for similar tendon conditions
Read Study - Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in symptomatic heel spurs. An overview
Comprehensive review of shockwave therapy applications
Read Study - Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial evaluating the treatment of plantar fasciitis with an extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) device
Gold-standard clinical trial methodology and results
Read Study - Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Without Local Anesthesia in Patients With Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis
Treatment effectiveness without need for anesthesia
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