Exposure to radial extracorporeal shock waves modulates viability and gene expression of human skeletal muscle cells: a controlled in vitro study

Table 1 Exposure of human skeletal muscle cells to radial extracorporeal shock waves (rESWs) in vitro

Group	Applicator [∅]	AP [bar/energy]	Energy flux density [%]	ESW-application on day 1	ESW-application on day 5
A0	–	–	–	–	–
A1	6 mm	1/0.05 mJ/mm²	5	+	–
A2	6 mm	2/0.09 mJ/mm²	10	+	–
A3	10 mm	3/0.14 mJ/mm²	75	+	–
A4	10 mm	4/0.19 mJ/mm²	100	+	–
B0	–	–	–	–
B1	6 mm	1/0.05 mJ/mm²	5	+	+
B2	6 mm	2/0.09 mJ/mm²	10	+	+
B3	10 mm	3/0.14 mJ/mm²	75	+	+
B4	10 mm	4/0.19 mJ/mm²	100	+	+

AP, air pressure at which the rESW was operated; energy flux density of the rESWs applied on days 1 and day 5, groups A1–A4 were treated once, whereas groups B1–B4 were treated twice. A0 and B0 were used as untreated controls

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