The conditions shockwave therapy is used for
Six musculoskeletal problems, each with its own page covering what the condition is, what the United Kingdom guidance concluded about shockwave for it, and where in the sequence a course belongs.
The plantar fascia
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is the use of shockwave therapy with the most evidence behind it in the United Kingdom, and it is still the use NICE describes as inconsistent. The guidance, the place it belongs in the sequence and what a course involves are all set out below.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy · Set by the treating clinic
The Achilles tendon
Achilles Tendinopathy
The Achilles guidance is the newest of the four musculoskeletal assessments NICE has published, and it is also the one that calls the efficacy evidence limited in quantity as well as inconsistent. What that means for a decision about a course is set out below.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy · Set by the treating clinic
The common extensor origin at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus
Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is one of the four musculoskeletal uses NICE has assessed, and it is also a condition that improves on its own in a large share of people given enough time. Both facts have to sit in the same decision.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy · Set by the treating clinic
The tendons of gluteus medius and gluteus minimus at their insertion on the greater trochanter of the femur
Gluteal Tendinopathy
Pain on the point of the hip, worse lying on that side at night, is usually gluteal tendinopathy. It is one of the four musculoskeletal uses NICE has assessed, and it is the one where the guidance is most cautious.
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The rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder
Calcific Shoulder Tendinopathy
Calcium deposits in a rotator cuff tendon can produce shoulder pain that is out of proportion to anything visible on movement. It is the one shoulder presentation with a NICE assessment of shockwave behind it.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy · Set by the treating clinic
The proximal hamstring tendons at their common origin on the ischial tuberosity
Hamstring Tendinopathy
Deep pain under the sit bone that bites on sitting and on running uphill is usually proximal hamstring tendinopathy. It is the one condition on this site with no NICE assessment of shockwave behind it, and that is the most useful thing to know before paying for a course.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy · Set by the treating clinic
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