Chen Jin, Song Zhang, Fan Mo, Meng Zhang, Jialin Meng, Zichen Bian, Ziyue Fu, Qiaozhou Fang, Xiangbin Kong, Bin Feng, Zhiping Wang, Zhancheng Jiang, Ming Chen, Li Zhang, Zhengyao Song, Zongyao Hao, Chaozhao Liang
The present work aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (Li-ESWT) on patients with prostatitis-like symptoms (PLS). Patients with PLS were recruited and received four-week Li-ESWT (once per week), which was conducted at a frequency of 3 Hz with a preferred energy flow density of 0.25 mJ/mm2 . The scores of the National Institute of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms Index (NIH-CPSI), International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were recorded to assess the remission of disease in the 0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th and 16th weeks...
February 2022: Andrologia