Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Preferred Label : Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy;

MeSH definition : A nonsurgical treatment that uses either HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES or low energy ACOUSTIC WAVES to treat various musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., PLANTAR FASCIITIS; TENNIS ELBOW). A probe placed on the skin conducts the shock waves thereby delivering a mechanical force to the body’s tissues.;

MeSH synonym : Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapies; Shockwave Therapies, Extracorporeal; Shockwave Therapy, Extracorporeal; Therapy, Extracorporeal Shockwave; Shock Wave Therapy; Shock Wave Therapies; Therapy, Shock Wave; Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy;

DeCS synonym : Extracorporeal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy;

MeSH hyponym : Extracorporeal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy; HIFU Therapy; HIFU Therapies; Therapy, HIFU; High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal shockwave therapy;

Details

Origin ID

D000074059;

UMLS CUI

C1737238;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [NCIt concept]
- Stimulation [ICHI action]
Record concept(s)
- Extracorporeal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy [MeSH concept]
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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