Extracorporeal shock wave therapy immediately affects Achilles tendon structure and widespread pressure pain thresholds in healthy people: a repeated-measures observational study

AbstractObjectivesExtracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a common clinical treatment for tendinopathy, yet negative effects on tendon structure have been shown in animal studies. This study aimed to investigate the effect of ESWT in healthy participants (i.e. no Achilles tendon pain or pathology