Table 2. Functional impairment results of various tendinopathies in both shockwave and control groups pre-treatment, post-treatment and at the 4-week follow-up. *Comparison between shockwave and control groups pre-treatment, post-treatment and at the 4-week follow-up. **Comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment within each group. ***Comparison between post-treatment and 4-week follow-up within each group.
| TENDINOPATHY / FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT | Shockwave group (n=117) |
Control group (n=18) |
Independent t-test differences | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ELBOW Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
1,79±0,54 |
1,97±0,11 |
-0,18 |
0,158 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,10 ±0,2 <0,001 |
1,81 ±0,14 <0,001 |
-1,71 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,00±0,03 <0,001 |
1,94±0,08 <0,001 |
-1,94 |
<0,001 |
| ROTATOR’S CUFF Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,73±0,48 |
2,51±0,17 |
0,22 |
0,128 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,29±0,45 <0,001 |
2,32±0,15 <0,001 |
-2,03 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,01±0,05 <0,001 |
2,38±0,16 0,100 |
-2,36 |
<0,001 |
|
ACHILLE’S TENDON Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,36±0,5 |
2,14±0,14 |
0,22 |
, 0,118 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,17±0,24 <0,001 |
2,00±0,12 <0,001 |
-1,83 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,01±0,04 <0,001 |
1,99±0,11 0,670 |
-1,98 |
<0,001 |
|
PLANTAR FASCIITIS Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,46±0,4 |
2,40±0,25 |
0,06 |
0,431 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,15±0,21 <0,001 |
2,27±0,2 <0,001 |
-2,11 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,01±0,04 <0,001 |
2,23±0,17 0,082 |
-2,23 |
<0,001 |