Therapeutic Response of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Between Sports-Active and Nonsports-Active Patients

Small retrospective study but nevertheless 5 year follow up, those users of ESWT with know the benefits of IAT and MPAT.

https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967119898118

EMS radial devised used essentially to compare the clinical outcomes of ESWT used to treat IATs between sports-active and nonsports-active patients over 5 years.

Conclusion

ESWT can improve the symptoms of Achilles tendinopathy, and patients with IAT who had greater sports activity levels had better therapeutic responses than nonsports-active patients after 5-year follow-up.