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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathies: a prospective study.
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High-power extracorporeal shockwave therapy is safe, noninvasive, and effective, and it has a role in the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy.Abstract:
Background: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of chronic tendon pathology in the elbow, shoulder, and plantar fascia. This prospective study examines ...read more
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Differential Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Botulinum Toxin-A Injection on Postburn Contractures and Gait Kinematics in Burn Children.
Ragab K Elnaggar,Ragab K Elnaggar,Ahmed Fathy Samhan,Ahmed Fathy Samhan,Mohammed A. Elshafey +4 more
TL;DR: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy and botulinum toxin-A injection could be effectively used to treat post-burn plantar flexion contracture and to optimize the ankle kinematics during walking in children, without preference for either of them.
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The Impact of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on the Reported Pain Levels of Chronic Patients in a Clinical Setting
TL;DR: The results suggest the use of Acoustic Compression at these doses on properly selected cases can improve clinical outcomes for conservatively treated patients who may otherwise end up requiring more aggressive measures in the absence of ESWT.
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Tendinopathies: Current Evidence on Effectiveness, Mechanisms, Limitations and Future Directions
TL;DR: A review of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for seven common tendinopathies (plantar heel pain, rotator cuff, lateral elbow, Achilles, gluteal, hamstring and patellar tendinopathy) is presented in this paper.
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Achilles tendon disorders: etiology and epidemiology.
TL;DR: The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the human body and there has been a general increase in popularity of sporting activities, but the number and incidence of the Achilles tendon overuse injuries and complete, spontaneous ruptures has increased in the industrialized countries during the last decades.
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Analgesic effect of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy on chronic tennis elbow
TL;DR: There was significant alleviation of pain and improvement of function after treatment in group I in which there was a good or excellent outcome in 48% and an acceptable result in 42% at the final review, compared with 6% and 24%, respectively, in group II.
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Chronic Achilles tendon overuse injury: complications after surgical treatment. An analysis of 432 consecutive patients.
TL;DR: About every 10th patient treated surgically for chronic Achilles tendon overuse injury suffered from a postoperative complication that clearly delayed recovery, however, the majority of patients with a complication healed and returned to their preinjury levels of activity.
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Shock wave therapy for chronic proximal plantar fasciitis.
TL;DR: The current study showed that the directed application of electrohydraulic-generated shock waves to the insertion of the plantar fascia onto the calcaneus is a safe and effective nonsurgical method for treating chronic, recalcitrant heel pain syndrome.
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Treatment of Chronic Achilles Tendon Disorders with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer/Augmentation
TL;DR: Flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer/augmentation is a reasonable option for treatment of chronic Achilles tendinosis and rupture and revealed significantly lower scores in the physical function category when compared with United States norms.