Does Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Applied to the Achilles Tendon Influence Ankle Functionality?

Hyunjoong Kim

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Healthy

Treatments

Device: Sham Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Device: Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06210152

2-1040781-A-N-012021092HR

Details and patient eligibility

About

Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy has been shown to restore shortened muscles and normalize fibrotic tissues in muscles or fascia. Shockwave therapy can soften fibrotic tissues and alleviate pain. While there are various methods to relax muscles and fascia, radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy can achieve good results in a short treatment time. Although there is research on the pain-related effects of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for conditions such as plantar fasciitis and knee osteoarthritis, there is a lack of literature on its functional effects. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the improvement of ankle functionality through the application of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy.

Enrollment

33 estimated patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals who have ankle-related pain scores of 0 to 2 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).
Individuals with no functional impairment in the ankle.

Exclusion criteria

Individuals who have undergone surgical procedures such as ankle joint arthrodesis.
Individuals showing signs of functional impairment in ankle functionality.
Individuals with ankle-related pain rated above 3 on the NPRS.
Individuals with acute ankle fractures.