title: Correlations between the duration of pain and the success of shock wave therapy.
abstract: Patients who have had successful treatment for either chronic heel pain (plantar fasciitis) or humeral epicondylitis subsequently were evaluated for a comparable problem in the contralateral heel or elbow. Patients who had experienced symptoms in the contralateral heel or elbow for a shorter period were less likely to have a positive result from shock wave therapy than those patients who had received treatments for more chronic symptoms.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Helbig
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schostok
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thiele
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors