About Us
About ASMST: Your Pathway to Shockwave Excellence
Announcing the newly formed American Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment, conceptualized to fill a void in the field of medical shockwave to support physicians and other medical professionals seeking to expand their knowledge, use, and clinical proficiency on all things shockwave. Inspired by the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment, our founding members recognized an opportunity gap and the need to create a North American organization.
History of shockwave
Shockwave was initially revealed to the medical community worldwide fifty years ago when it was used successfully to eradicate urinary stones. In 1982, Shockwave Therapy was introduced into clinical practice to manage and treat urological conditions.
Since its inception, the ever-increasing body of clinical evidence has supported the use of medical shockwave in the fields of Urology, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Pain Management & Rehabilitation, Aesthetic Medicine, Wound Healing, Neurology, Cardiology, and Veterinary Medicine, to name a few.