ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
Therapeutic Response of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Between Sports-Active and Nonsports-Active Patients With 5-Year Follow-up.
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- Nonoperative treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of reducing tendon compression in the rehabilitation of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Trial
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- Shockwave or Ultrasound Therapy for Tendinopathy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Quantitative Radiographic Morphology of Posterior Calcaneal Spurs Independently Predicts Patient-Centered Outcomes After Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: An MCID and PASS Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Early intervention of extracorporeal shockwave therapy sustained positive long-term effect on rotator cuff healing: A randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- Multifaceted Treatment Using Advanced Modalities for Refractory Achilles Tendinopathy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Efficacy of shock wave therapy and ultrasound therapy in non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Therapeutic effects following extracorporeal shock wave therapy for insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2023Article
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- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Enhances Graft Maturation at 2-Year Follow-up After ACL Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
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- [Research progress in Achilles tendinopathy].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundInsertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) is a common cause of posterior heel pain. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has proven to be an effective treatment, but the relationship between therapeutic responses and sports activity levels has not been studied. PURPOSE: To compare the clinical outcomes of ESWT used to treat IATs between sports-active and nonsports-active patients over 5 years. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted on 33 patients with IAT who received ESWT from October 2012 to September 2013. Patients were classified into 2 groups according to their preinjury Tegner activity level: a sports-active group, defined as patients who self-reported to be regular joggers (SA group; Tegner activity level >3; n = 16), and a nonsports-active group (control group; Tegner activity level ≤3; n = 17). The mean age was 31 ± 7 years for the SA group and 37 ± 10 years for the control group. The Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire scores and visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores were used to evaluate the clinical outcomes before treatment, immediately after treatment, and 5 years after treatment. Ultrasonography was also used to assess the insertional Achilles tendon quality.
resultsBefore treatment, there were no significant differences between the groups with regard to VAS scores, while the VISA-A score in the SA group was higher than that in the control group. After ESWT, both groups had increased VISA-A scores and decreased VAS scores, indicating improvement. At 5-year follow-up, the SA group had a significantly lower mean VAS score (0.3 ± 0.8 vs 1.6 ± 1.3;
conclusionESWT can improve the symptoms of Achilles tendinopathy, and patients with IAT who had greater sports activity levels had better therapeutic responses than nonsports-active patients after 5-year follow-up.
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