(b) One week after intervention

Markers	ESWT group	Sham group	p value
IL-6	1.32 (1.01, 2.51)	1.58 (1.02, 1.93)	0.690
TNF-α	0.84 (0.62, 1.39)	0.75 (0.55, 0.96)	0.131
IL-1β	4.61 (1.81, 5.81)	1.05 (0.61, 7.74)	0.525
TGF-β1	22324.1 (18882.5, 24578.5)	22404.4 (19687.9, 28536.8)	0.610
VEFG	153.40 (117.70, 209.25)	160.86 (68.38, 195.81)	0.887
Sub P	198.69 (147.02, 240.95)	179.94 (120.48, 318.15)	0.574
DKK-1	3267.62 (2729.97, 3613.64)	3433.46 (2890.84, 4135.69)	0.193
IGF-1	123.72 (99.96, 141.08)	123.46 (106.44, 150.17)	0.518