Table 3. Quality of life 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 / QUALITY OF LIFE IMPAIRMENT | Shockwave group (n=117) |
Control group (n=18) |
Independent t-test differences | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ELBOW Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,17±0,48 |
2,14±0,19 |
0,03 |
0,801 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,83±0,28 <0,001 |
2,03±0,13 <0,001 |
-1,20 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,01±0,04 <0,001 |
2,00±0,14 0,083 |
-1,99 |
<0,001 |
|
ROTATOR’S CUFF Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,73±0,47 |
2,72±0,16 |
0,01 |
0,957 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,28±0,37 <0,001 |
2,43±0,17 <0,001 |
-2,15 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,01±0,03 <0,001 |
2,36±0,22 0,053 |
-2,36 |
<0,001 |
|
ACHILLE’S TENDON Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,01±0,5 |
2,28±0,14 |
-0,27 |
0,131 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,16±0,23 <0,001 |
2,07±0,09 <0,001 |
-1,90 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,00±0,02 <0,001 |
2,04±0,09 0,337 |
-2,04 |
<0,001 |
|
PLANTAR FASCIITIS Pre-Treatment Mean±SD |
2,23±0,38 |
2,40±0,15 |
-0,17 |
0,900 |
| Post-Treatment Mean±SD P-value** |
0,14±0,18 <0,001 |
2,27±0,16 <0,001 |
-2,13 |
<0,001 |
| 4-Week Follow-up Mean±SD P-value*** |
0,00±0,02 <0,001 |
2,24±0,14 0,334 |
-2,24 |
<0,001 |