Urology Times: Shock waves may change future of ED therapy
It’s hard to argue against an erectile dysfunction treatment that is potentially disease modifying, is noninvasive, and seems to do no harm.
The treatment, low-intensity shock wave therapy, has yet to earn the FDA’s approval but is widely used in other countries. Early results from ongoing U.S. trials are promising.
It’s hard to argue against an erectile dysfunction treatment that is potentially disease modifying, is noninvasive, and seems to do no harm.
The treatment, low-intensity shock wave therapy, has yet to earn the FDA’s approval but is widely used in other countries. Early results from ongoing U.S.
trials are promising.A shock wave is a wave of energy that travels faster than the speed of sound. Urologists commonly apply the energy, during shock wave lithotripsy, to break up kidney stones.
But when directed at a scarred penis, the therapy is different.
Linear shock waves used for erectile dysfunction use about one-tenth of the energy of traditional shock wave machines for kidney stones.
And rather than break something down, as is the case with stones, shock waves make the penis healthier.
