Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with tennis elbow : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave (ECSW) in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (LE) of humerus.

HYPOTHESIS: ECSW therapy in people with LE effectively reduces the pain and gains functional rehabilitation.

MATERIALS/METHODS: Databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library from inception to April 2020 was searched to identify all relevant RCTs comparing ECSW therapy with any other conservative treatment, including injection and local anesthetic versus placebo or control in patients aged 18 with LE. The primary outcome is the mean overall pain score at 12 weeks after treatment. Another secondary outcome mainly included Thomsen test, 50% pain reduction, grip strength and adverse effect at 12 weeks after treatment.

Results suggested that ECSW cannot effectively reduce the mean overall pain, but it showed more people acquire 50% pain reduction and might be a better option for the treatment of LE. Because of study limitations, additional high level of evidence, more rigorously designed large-samples and high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to guide clinical practice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:99

Enthalten in:

Medicine - 99(2020), 30 vom: 24. Juli, Seite e21189

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zheng, Chenxiao [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Dongjie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Sijing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jianyi [VerfasserIn]
Ruan, Zhaohai [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Wusheng [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 31.08.2020

Date Revised 05.10.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MD.0000000000021189

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313663785