Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for mid-portion and insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

MA Paantjens, PH Helmhout, FJG Backx… - Sports Medicine …, 2022 - Springer
Background Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is used commonly to treat pain and
function in Achilles tendinopathy (AT). The aim of this study was to synthesize the evidence …

Efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for achilles tendinopathy: a meta-analysis

Y Fan, Z Feng, J Cao, W Fu - Orthopaedic Journal of Sports …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Achilles tendinopathy is a frequent sports injury, and extracorporeal shock
wave therapy (ESWT) has been proposed as a treatment. Purpose: To compare outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review

KM Feeney - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most common lower limb injuries in both athletes and the
general population. Despite the plethora of conservative treatment options available for the …

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: the ASSERT database

G Maffulli, J Padulo, E Iuliano, A Saxena… - MLTJ MUSCLES …, 2018 - air.unimi.it
Introduction: The present study determined the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave
therapy (ESWT) in patients suffering from insertional Achilles tendinopathy over a 24-month …

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy: the ASSERT database

G Maffulli, J Padulo, E Iuliano, A Saxena… - MLTJ MUSCLES …, 2018 - air.unimi.it
Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Extracorporeal
Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in patients suffering from midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy …

Effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy

S Pinitkwamdee, S Laohajaroensombat… - Foot & ankle …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been proposed as a
conservative treatment for insertional Achilles tendinopathy from limited evidence without …

Short-and intermediate-term results of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy

NA Abdelkader, MNK Helmy, NA Fayaz… - Foot & Ankle …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Earlier randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported only midterm (3-4 months)
results of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) as a treatment for noninsertional …

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy in long or short course

BL Yan, Y Wan, H Zhang, MT Pan… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Object. In this study, our aim is to evaluate the efficiency of extracorporeal shockwave
therapy (ESWT) on chronic Achilles tendinopathy (CAT) with different courses of disease …

Line-and point-focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Achilles tendinopathy: a placebo-controlled RCT study

M Gatz, S Schweda, M Betsch, T Dirrichs… - Sports …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a widely considered treatment
option for Achilles tendinopathy. Line-focused ESWT is a novel technique treating a larger …

The effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on chronic achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review

H Al-Abbad, JV Simon - Foot & ankle international, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Achilles tendinopathy is a pathological state resulting from repetitive loading or
stress on the tendon. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is hypothesized to be an …