Correlations between the duration of pain and the success of shock wave therapy (Reprinted from Correlation between the duration of pain and success,2000)

Patients who have had successful treatment for either chronic heel pain (pl antar fasciitis) or humeral epicondylitis subsequently were evaluated for a comparable problem in the contralateral heel or elbow, Patients who had ex perienced symptoms in the contralateral heel or elbow for a shorter period were less likely to have a positive result from shock wave therapy than tho se patients who had received treatments for more chronic symptoms.