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Objective: To assess the effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) to reduce lower limb spasticity in adult stroke survivors.

Data Sources: A systematic review of Medline/Pubmed, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PEDro database, REHABDATA, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science, Trip Database, and Epistemonikos from 1980 to December 2018 was carried out.

Review Methods: The bibliography was screened to identify clinical trials (controlled and before-after) that used ESWT to reduce spasticity in stroke survivors. Two reviewers independently screened references, selected relevant studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias by PEDro scale. The primary outcome was spasticity.

Results: A total of 12 studies (278 participants) were included (5 randomized controlled trials, 1 controlled trial, and 6 before-after studies). A meta-analysis was performed by randomized controlled trials. A beneficial effect on …