Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Furia JP et al. Am J Sports Med 2009;37:1806-1813 Summary:  Case-control study. Shock wave therapy is an effective treatment for greater trochanteric pain syndrome  

Eccentric loading compared with shock wave treatment for chronic insertional achilles tendinopathy. A randomized, controlled trial. Rompe JD, Furia J, Maffulli N. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90:52-61 Summary: Eccentric loading as applied in the present study showed inferior results to low-energy shock wave therapy as applied in patients with chronic recalcitrant tendinopathy of the insertion of the Achilles…

Eccentric loading versus eccentric loading plus shock-wave treatment for midportion achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial. Rompe JD et al. Am J Sports Med 2009;37:463-470 Summary: At 4-month follow-up, eccentric loading alone was less effective when compared with a combination of eccentric loading and repetitive low-energy shock-wave treatment.

Successful treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis with two sessions of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy Ibrahim M et al. Foot Ankle Int 2010;31:391-397 Summary: Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (RSWT) significantly improves pain, function, and quality of life compared with placebo in patients with recalcitrant plantar fasciitis.  No serious adverse events of RSWT were observed.    …

Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic recalcitrant plantar fasciitis: results of a confirmatory randomized placebo-controlled multicenter study.  Gerdesmeyer L et al. Am J Sports Med 2008;36:2100-2109 Summary: Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy significantly improves pain, function, and quality of life compared with placebo in patients with recalcitrant plantar fasciitis.  No…

Comparison of radial shockwaves and conventional physiotherapy for treating plantar fasciitis. Greve JM et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009;64(2):97-103 Summary: A Randomized, prospective, comparative clinical study – 32 patients which demonstrated that three sessions of shockwave treatment was equally effective as ten sessions of conventional physical therapy, providing faster immediate pain relief.