| Title |
The effectiveness of extra corporeal shock wave therapy for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-6-19 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Colin E Thomson, Fay Crawford, Gordon D Murray |
| Abstract |
There is considerable controversy regarding the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of plantar heel pain. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials to investigate the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and to produce a precise estimate of the likely benefits of this therapy. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Cyprus | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Libya | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 17% |
| Other | 14 | 12% |
| Researcher | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 22 | 19% |
| Unknown | 16 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 64 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 14% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 17 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
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#6,121,976
of 22,710,079 outputs
Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#1,146
of 4,029 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#17,771
of 57,841 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#3
of 5 outputs
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