Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Chronic Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review.

Orthop J Sports Med · 2026 · PMC13153552 · PMID 42110492

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Additionally, Sarkar et al 14 reported a significantly lower VAS score in the ESWT group after 4 weeks ( P = .005) and observed a tendency for greater improvement of pain-free grip strength, although this improvement did not quite reach statistical significance ( P = .043) as their criteria for significance was a P value <.025.

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