Thanks!
I talked to Chatgpt (just ask your favorite AI about it), and it agrees with your video, just with the difference that the PiezoWave is a legit device:
LiSW vs. Li-ESWT – Same thing, different names:
Term Full Name Meaning
LiSW Low-intensity ShockWave ✅ Common shorthand in forums/videos
Li-ESWT Low-intensity Extracorporeal ShockWave Therapy ✅ Medical/research term (used in studies, PubMed, etc.)
The PiezoWave 2 is a true Low-Intensity Focused Shockwave Therapy (Li-ESWT) device — not a simple acoustic pressure wave system like radial "shockwave" devices.
PiezoWave 2:
- Uses piezoelectric crystals to generate focused shockwaves
- Produces real shockwaves, traveling faster than sound (Mach 1+), fulfilling all physical definitions of a shockwave:
✔️ Abrupt rise in pressure,
✔️ High peak,
✔️ Non-linear propagation,
✔️ Fast (1,500+ m/s)
- penetrating 4-6cm
- Delivers precise low-energy, high-penetration impulses
Examples for what is not a real shockwave:
Devices like:
- Storz D-ACTOR or BTL Radial
- GainsWave
- Z Wave
…use radial pressure waves, which:
- travel ~10 m/s (vs. shockwaves: ~1,500 m/s)
- don’t penetrate deep, don’t trigger angiogenesis
- are not Li-ESWT
These are not harmful, just often ineffective for ED.
If you want the most evidence-backed, ED-specific, and precise system:
✅ PiezoWave 2 or Direx Renova for linear-focused precision
✅ Storz Duolith SD1 Ultra if you value flexibility, presets, and multi-use applications (e.g., orthopedics)
-> all these were used in 2 peer reviewed published randomized controlled trials (gold standard) and had simillar positve outcomes
-> more important stuff in the pictures (graphs), and also pic of the device