Shock Wave Therapy On Cervical Pain Following Neck Dissection Surgery

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has been introduced efficiently for more than twenty years as a treatment modality in orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorders. ESWT has mechanical and cellular impacts on tissues regeneration and pain management through cavitation bubbles, acoustic micro streaming, and hyper-vascularity that can directly affect tissue calcifications, and modulate cell activity.

participants received 1% topical diclofenac gel on the tender points 3 times /day for 4 weeks.