Comparative Effectiveness of Focused Shock Wave Therapy of Different Intensity Levels and Radial Shock Wave Therapy for Treating Plantar Fasciitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis Ke-Vin Chang, MD, Ssu-Yuan Chen, MD, PhD, Wen-Shiang Chen, MD, PhD, Yu-Kang Tu, PhD, Kuo-Liong Chien, MD, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 93, Issue 7, Pages 1259-1268 (July 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.023 Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow diagram of RCTs evaluating the effectiveness of RSW therapy and FSW therapy of different intensity range. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 1259-1268DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.023) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Network diagrams of FSW therapy of various intensity levels and RSW therapy. The thickness of the arrows is proportional to the numbers of studies that are involved in both arms of treatment. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 1259-1268DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.023) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Forest plot for ORs of clinical success rates of (A) low-intensity FSW therapy, (B) medium-intensity FSW therapy, (C) high-intensity FSW therapy, and (D) RSW therapy against placebo treatment. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 1259-1268DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.023) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Forest plot for reduction in VASs after intervention of (A) low-intensity FSW therapy, (B) medium-intensity FSW therapy, (C) high-intensity FSW therapy, and (D) RSW therapy against placebo treatment. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 1259-1268DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.023) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 The relationships between energy efflux densities of FSW therapy and (A) natural logarithm of ORs of clinical success rates and (B) reduction in VASs after intervention. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 1259-1268DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.023) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions