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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2330</Issn>
      <Volume>10</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Treating Low Back Pain; Current Concept Review</title>
    <FirstPage>52</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>4</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mir Mansour</FirstName>
        <LastName>Moazen Jamshidi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Zanjan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mirahmadi Eraghi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Islamic Azad University, Qeshm International Branch</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Milad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Salehi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sadulla</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sharifpour</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Alireza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Moharrami</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>17</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">The current study aims to evaluate the potential role of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on functional status, physical disability, and pain in patients suffering from low back pain (LBP). ESWT may provide superior therapeutic outcomes in reducing pain and ameliorating the patient's functional status regarding LBP.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/489</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/download/489/363</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
