Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment - Can the Pain be Reduced?

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fasciitis, Plantar; Achillodynia; Epikondylopathia Humeri /Radii; Periarthritis Calcarea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01429883

ESWTRUZ01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with Fascititis plantaris, Achillodynie, Periarthropathia humerosacpularis calcarea or Epikondylopathia humeri /radii get the shock wave therapy in our clinic as planned. During our study the investigators want to ask for pain, pain reduction and function.

Full description

Patients with either Fascititis plantaris, Achillodynie, Periarthropathia humerosacpularis calcarea or Epikondylopathia humeri /radii get a shock wave therapy in our clinic of rheumatology as planned. During our study the investigators ask for pain, pain reduction and function (all questionnaires).

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Patients with:

• Fascititis plantaris,
• Achillodynie,
• Periarthropathia humerosacpularis calcarea or
• Epicondylopathia humeri /radii, who got the shock wave therapy.

Exclusion criteria

• Anticoagulation,
• Sepsis