TABLE 3.

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy treatment parameters

Parameter/Variable	Description or unit
Depth of focus	Dependent on targeted pathology
Shockwave device	Multiple types on market
Time interval between treatments	Typically 1 week
Total number of treatments	Typically 3–5
Local anesthesia	Recommend none
Image guidance	Recommend clinical focusing
Type of shockwave therapy	Focused, radial, combined
Total number of impulses per treatment	Pulses
Impulse frequency	Number of shockwaves applied per second
Maximal positive pressure	Maximal positive pressure reached during treatment, measured in bar
Energy flux density (EFD)	Amount of energy/surface area, measured in mJ/mm2
Total energy dose (TED)	EFD x total number of impulses = TED