About ICC
ICC (Instructional Certification Course) Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. (English – Korean)




At the congress you will also get the opportunity to take one of the instructional certification courses (ICC) for medical doctors and physiotherapists. The one-day training courses are designed to teach you the basics of technology, indications, contraindications, and practical application of ESWT and radial pressure waves (RPW).
The courses are taught by high-ranking international shock wave masters who will share their knowledge and experience regarding ESWT at the congress. The course for physiotherapists and medical technical assistants is focused on the use of radial pressure waves (RPW), and the course for physicians covers not only RPW, but also ESWT. Each participant should take the final test after taking the courses. Simultaneous interpretation is provided for some sessions.
You can select the ICC when registering for the congress. If you register for both the ICC and the congress, the registration fee of the ICC will be discounted as follows.
Registration Fees
Category | Early Bird (until May 19, 2023) |
Standard (until 7 July 2023) |
Onsite | |
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Congress Registrants |
ICC- Medical Doctor |
250 EUR | 300 EUR | 350 EUR |
ICC- Physiotherapist |
200 EUR | 250 EUR | 300 EUR | |
ICC ONLY- MD &Physiotherapist | 500 EUR | 550 EUR | 600 EUR |
Certification
ICC is the only program acknowledged by ISMST, and the one and only international certificate will be given to those who have completed the course and the final test. Below is an example of the ICC certificate.

ISMST 2023 - ICC COURSES, Sunday, July 23, 2023
8:00 - 9:30 | Common Part | ||
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08:00-08:05 | Introduction / Welcome - Park/Thiele | ||
08:05-08:20 | Physics of shockwaves- Vinzenz Auersperg | ||
08:20-08:35 | Differentiation between focused shockwaves (ESWT) and radial pressure waves (RPW)- Sergej Thiele | ||
08:35-08:50 | Biological Effects of shockwaves - Wolfgang Schaden | ||
08:50-09:00 | Complications of treatment - Jose Eid | ||
09:00-09:10 | Round Table- All Speakers | ||
09:10-09:30 | Presentation of Sponsors- Sponsors | ||
09:30-10:00 | Coffee Break | ||
10:00-10:15 | Basic principles of shockwave application - Jose Eid | 10:00-10:15 | Principles of Radial Pressure Waves - Sergej Thiele |
10:10-10:15 | Principles of Tendinopathy - Karsten Knobloch | 10:15-10:20 | Principles of Muscle Injury - Tomas Nedelka |
10:15-10:30 | Shoulder /Rotator cuff calcification tendinopathy - Ludger Gerdesmeyer | 10:20-10:35 | Spasticity - Tomas Nedelka |
10:30-10:45 | Lateral epicondylitis - Sergej Thiele | 10:35-10:50 | Myofascial Pain Syndrom: neck - Park |
10:45-11:00 | Hand: Dupytren, trigger finger - Karsten Knobloch | 10:50-10:55 | Discussion |
11:00-11:15 | Patellar Tendinopathy - Carlos Leal | 10:50-11:25 | Workshop 1 |
11:15-11:30 | Plantar Fasciitis - Karin Freitag | 11:25-11:40 | Myofascial Pain Syndrom: low back - Hannes Müller-Ehrenberg |
11:30-12:00 | Workshop 1 | 11:40-11:55 | Muscle Sprain - Tomas Nedelka |
11:55-12:00 | Team play - Ludger Gerdesmeyer | ||
12:00-12:30 | Workshop 2 | 12:00-12:15 | RPW in Sports - Ludger Gerdesmeyer |
12:15-12:30 | RPW in the Rehabilitation | ||
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | ||
13:30-13:45 | GTPS | 13:30-14:00 | Workshop 2 |
13:45-14:00 | Achilles Tendinopathy - Cristina d'Agostino | 14:00-14:30 | Workshop 3 |
14:00-14:15 | Gonarthrosis - Jose Eid | 14:30-14:35 | Principles of Tendinopathy - Sergej Thiele |
14:15-14:30 | Skin, Burns & Aesthetics - Karsten Knobloch | 14:35-14:45 | Shoulder Treatment - Ludger Gerdesmeyer |
14:30-14:45 | Myofascial Pain Syndrom - Hannes Müller-Ehrenberg | 14:45-14:55 | Lateral Epicondylitis - Sergej Thiele |
14:45-14:50 | Discussion - All Speakers | 14:55-15:05 | GTPS |
14:50-15:20 | Workshop 3 | 15:05-15:15 | Other Tendinopathies - Karsten Knobloch |
15:20-15:50 | Coffee Break | 15:15-15:20 | Discusssion |
15:50-15:55 | Principles of bone indications - Sergej Thiele | 15:20-15:50 | Coffee Break |
15:55-16:10 | Bone Indications - Non union - Rainer Mittermayer | 15:50-16:00 | Patellar Tendinopathy - Carlos Leal |
16:00-16:10 | Achilles Tendinopathy - Cristina d'Agostino | ||
16:10-16:25 | Bone indications - AVN / OD - Sergej Thiele | 16:10-16:20 | Plantar Fasciitis - Karin Freitag |
16:20-16:25 | Discussion | ||
16:25-17:00 | Final Test, Questionaire, Certification |