Tendinopathy (pain and dysfunction in a tendon) is a prevalent clinical musculoskeletal
presentation across the age spectrum, mostly in active and sporting people. Excess load …

Objective To evaluate extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in treating Achilles
tendinopathy (AT), greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), medial tibial stress syndrome …

Tendons are dense connective tissues with a hierarchical polarized structure that respond to
and adapt to the transmission of muscle contraction forces to the skeleton, enabling motion …

Extracorporeal shock waves are high-intensity mechanical waves (500–1000 bar) of a
microsecond duration with a morphology characterized by a rapid positive phase followed …

Background Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT), which can be divided into radial
shock-wave therapy (RaSWT) and focused shock-wave therapy (FoSWT), has been widely …

Patellar tendinopathy (PT), or jumper's knee, is an overuse injury that occurs in professional,
as well as recreational, athletes. This condition is a noncontact injury, typically characterized …

Introduction Tendinopathies are common in elite and recreational athletes: traditionally
considered overuse injuries, they involve excessive tensile loading and subsequent …

Objective To determine the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and
investigate outcomes following the use of ESWT for athletes and physically active …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of adult heel pain. The aim
of this study is to comprehensively compare the effectiveness of various therapies for plantar …

Background Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) seems to be an effective treatment
for plantar fasciitis (PF) and is assumed to be safe. No systematic reviews have been …