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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a non-invasive, outpatient treatment that uses powerful acoustic pulses delivered from outside the body. It is commonly used to treat kidney stones and is also applied in physical therapy and orthopedics.

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l shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a treatment using powerful acoustic pulses, It is commonly used to treat kidney stones, in physical therapy, and in orthopedics.
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