Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Case Series

Table 1

Study group.

Patients	40
Feet	40
Males	28 (70%)
Females	12 (30%)
Mean age	41.0 (range 32–56)
Right	25 (62.5%)
Left	15 (37.5%)
Laser therapy before ESWT treatment	23 (57.5%)
Diathermic therapy before ESWT treatment	17 (42.5%)