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Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of shock wave therapy for lateral elbow pain.

Rachelle Buchbinder, Sally E Green, Joanne M Youd, Willem J J Assendelft, Lesley Barnsley and Nynke Smidt
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2006, 33 (7) 1351-1363;
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for lateral elbow pain. METHODS: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials using Cochrane Collaboration methodology. RESULTS: Nine placebo-controlled trials (1006 participants) and one trial of ESWT versus steroid injection (93 participants) were included. The 9 placebo-controlled trials reported conflicting results, although 11 of 13 pooled analyses found no significant benefit of ESWT over placebo, e.g., weighted mean difference for improvement in pain (on a 100-point scale) from baseline to 4-6 weeks (pooled analysis of 3 trials, 446 participants) was -9.42 (95% CI -20.70 to 1.86). Two pooled results favored ESWT, e.g., relative risk of treatment success (at least 50% improvement in pain with resisted wrist extension at 12 weeks) for ESWT in comparison to placebo (pooled analysis of 2 trials, 192 participants) was 2.2 (95% CI 1.55 to 3.12). However, this finding was not supported by the results of 4 other trials that were unable to be pooled. Steroid injection was more effective than ESWT at 3 months after the end of treatment assessed by a reduction of pain of 50% from baseline [21/25 (84%) vs 29/48 (60%); p < 0.05]. Minimal adverse effects of ESWT were reported. CONCLUSION: Based upon systematic review of 9 placebo-controlled trials, there is "platinum" level evidence that ESWT provides little or no benefit in terms of pain and function in lateral elbow pain. There is "silver" level evidence based upon one trial that steroid injection may be more effective than ESWT.

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