Table 2 PICOT structure
Population (P) | Intervention (I) | Comparison (C) | Outcomes (O) | Type of studies (T) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with various types of tendinopathy like chronic Achilles tendinopathy (CAT), Achill tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis (PF), chronic proximal plantar fasciitis, conventional treatment, lateral epicondylitis (LE), rotator cuff tendinopathy (RC tendinopathy), patellar tendinopathy (PT). | Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT); focused shock wave (FoSW) and radial shock wave (RaSW). | Other treatments excluding ESWT | The mean pain measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) score | Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) |