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The Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Lower Limb Tendinopathy A Systematic Review
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is an effective intervention and should be considered for GTPS, PT, and AT particularly when other nonoperative treatments have failed.Abstract:
Background:There is accumulating evidence for the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) when treating lower limb tendinopathies including greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), patellar tendinopathy (PT), and Achilles tendinopathy (AT).Purpose:To evaluate the effectiveness of ESWT for lower limb tendinopathies.Study Design:Systematic review and meta-analysis.Methods:PubMed (Medline), Embase, Web of Knowledge, Cochrane, and CINAHL were searched from inception to February 2013 for studies of any design investigating the effectiveness of ESWT in GTPS, PT, and AT. Citation tracking was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar. Animal and non–English language studies were excluded. A quality assessment was performed by 2 independent reviewers, and effect size calculations were computed when sufficient data were provided.Results:A total of 20 studies were identified, with 13 providing sufficient data to compute effect size calculations. The energy level, number of impulses, number of se...read more
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Revisiting the continuum model of tendon pathology: what is its merit in clinical practice and research?
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Shock wave as biological therapeutic tool: From mechanical stimulation to recovery and healing, through mechanotransduction.
TL;DR: ESWT can be nowadays considered an effective, safe, versatile, repeatable, nonin invasive therapy for the treatment of many musculo-skeletal diseases, and for some pathological conditions where regenerative effects are desirable, especially when some other noninvasive/conservative therapies have failed.
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The effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in common lower limb conditions: a systematic review including quantification of patient-rated pain reduction
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Tendinopathy: injury, repair, and current exploration.
TL;DR: The clinical importance of tendinopathy, the structure of healthy tendons, tendon injury, and healing, and a discussion of current approaches for treatment that highlight the need for the development of new nonsurgical interventions are focused on.
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In vivo biological response to extracorporeal shockwave therapy in human tendinopathy
Charlotte Waugh,Dylan Morrissey,Eleanor Jones,Graham P. Riley,Henning Langberg,Hazel R. C. Screen +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the mechanical stimulus provided by ESWT might aid tendon remodelling in tendinopathy by promoting the inflammatory and catabolic processes that are associated with removing damaged matrix constituents.
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