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. 2022 Dec 30;101(52):e32053. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032053

Table 2.

General characteristic of the included studies.

Study (year) Parameters of ESWT Control
Radial or focused Pulse Energy Frequency (Hz) Treatment interval/times
Yang 2015 Focused 1800–2500 NS 1.5 3–4 d/6 Celebrex (0.2 g each time, twice a day)
Wu 2016 Radial 2000 1.8–2.5 bar 8–10 4–5 d/4 Sham ESWT
Moon 2017 Focused 2000 0.09–0.25 mJ/mm2 3 Single session Sham ESWT
Walewicz 2019 Radial 2000 2.5 bar 5 3–4 d/10 Sham ESWT
Çelik 2019 Radial 1500 0.12 mJ/mm2 2.5 3–4 d/12 placebo ESWT (0.08 mJ/mm2)*
Schneider 2018 Focused NS NS 15–42 2/wk Myofascial trigger therapy
Eftekharsadat 2020 Focused 1500 0.1 mJ/mm2 10–16 1/wk Sham ESWT
Elgendy 2020 Focused 2000 0.1 mJ/mm2 5 2/wk Physical exercise
Guo 2021 Radial 4000 NS 15 1/wk Celebrex
Kang 2015 Radial 1000 0.15 mJ/mm2 4 1/wk Conservative treatment
NAHAS 2018 Radial 2000 2 bar 10 2/wk Physical exercise
Taheri 2021 Focused 1500 0.15 mJ/mm2 4 1/wk Sham ESWT
Zheng 2013 Radial 2000 1.6–3 bar 8–12 Once a day Sham ESWT

ESWT = extracorporeal shock wave therapy.