Shockwave Therapy Plus Eccentric Exercises Versus Isolated Eccentric Exercises for Achilles Insertional Tendinopathy: A Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 103; no. 14; p. 1295
• Main Authors: Mansur, Nacime Salomão Barbachan, Matsunaga, Fabio Teruo, Carrazzone, Oreste Lemos, Schiefer Dos Santos, Bruno, Nunes, Carlos Gilberto, Aoyama, Bruno Takeshi, Dias Dos Santos, Paulo Roberto, Faloppa, Flávio, Tamaoki, Marcel Jun Sugawara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 21.07.2021
• Subjects: Achilles Tendon - pathology; Achilles Tendon - physiopathology; Double-Blind Method; Exercise Therapy; Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy - methods; Female; High-Energy Shock Waves - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Pain - diagnosis; Musculoskeletal Pain - etiology; Musculoskeletal Pain - physiopathology; Musculoskeletal Pain - therapy; Pain Measurement - statistics & numerical data; Recurrence; Tendinopathy - complications; Tendinopathy - pathology; Tendinopathy - physiopathology; Tendinopathy - therapy; Treatment Outcome

There remains a lack of consensus regarding the treatment of Achilles insertional tendinopathy. The condition is typically treated with eccentric exercises despite the absence of satisfactory and sustained results. Shockwave therapy was presented as an alternative, but there is a paucity of literatu...