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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy.

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2020 Apr


Foot Ankle Int


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924120?dopt=Abstract


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Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy.

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Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy.
Pinitkwamdee S, Laohajaroensombat S, Orapin J, Woratanarat P
Foot Ankle Int. 2020 Apr; 41(4):403-410.
PMID: 31924120.

Abstract

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been proposed as a conservative treatment for insertional Achilles tendinopathy from limited evidence without placebo controls. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of ESWT compared with sham controls in chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy.
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