Table 5.

Main statements about ESWT based on the RCTs on rESWT and fESWT listed in the PEDro database

No.	Statement
1	ESWT is effective.
2	ESWT is safe.
3	For certain orthopedic conditions, RCTs on ESWT were the predominant type of RCT listed in the PEDro database and/or obtained the highest PEDro scores among all investigated treatment modalities.
4	There was no difference in the ‘quality’ of RCTs on ESWT in PEDro with positive or negative outcome.
5	Application of local anesthesia adversely affects outcome of ESWT.
6	Application of insufficient energy adversely affects outcome of ESWT.
7	There is no scientific evidence in favor of either rESWT or fESWT with respect to treatment outcome.
8	The distinction between radial ESWT as ‘low-energy ESWT’ and focused ESWT as ‘high-energy ESWT’ is not correct and should be abandoned.
9	There is no scientific evidence that a certain fESWT technology is superior to the other technologies.
10	An optimum treatment protocol for ESWT appears to be three treatment sessions at 1-week intervals, with 2000 impulses per session and the highest energy flux density that can be applied.