Medical Journal of Indonesia
Vol. 34 No. 2 (2025): June

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in managing lower urinary tract dysfunction: a scoping review

Handayani, Yoshimi (Unknown)
Yufika, Amanda (Unknown)
Lestari, Lazulfa Inda (Unknown)
Setiono, Steven (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jun 2025

Abstract

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) exerts a range of biological effects, including anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, angiogenic, proliferative, and differential responses, as well as promoting nerve regeneration, enhancing membrane permeability, inducing stem cell attraction, and triggering the release of exosomes. It facilitates both interstitial and extracellular responses that support tissue regeneration by transferring energy into tissues. It may also reduce pain through hyperstimulation analgesia and attenuate inflammatory responses, making it a promising non invasive approach for various lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) conditions, such as underactive bladder, overactive bladder, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, stress urinary incontinence, and interstitial cystitis. This study aimed to explore the efficacy and mechanisms of ESWT in managing LUTD.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MJI

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

This quarterly medical journal is an official scientific journal of the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia in collaboration with German-Indonesian Medical Association (DIGM) Indexed in: IMSEAR; CAB Abstracts; Global Health; HINARI; DOAJ; DRJI; Google Scholar; JournalTOCs; Ulrichsweb Global ...