Foreword This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical
problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of …

Objective To determine the effects of different therapeutic interventions that have ever been
evaluated in randomized controlled trials on pain due to plantar fasciitis. Methods We …

Background: Lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, commonly known as tennis elbow, is a
musculoskeletal disorder characterized by pain and degeneration of the common extensor …

Background: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a nonsurgical treatment for
plantar fasciitis (PF) that has had satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, local …

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common degenerative disorder and a frequent cause of heel pain,
mostly affecting patients in their fourth and fifth decades. Diabetic patients are particularly at …

Tendinopathy is a chronic degenerative musculoskeletal disorder that is common in both
athletes and the general population. Exercise and extracorporeal shockwave therapy …

Plantar fasciitis is a common condition that causes foot pain. While shockwave therapy has
been shown to provide successful results, comparative outcomes from different forms of …

Background and Aims Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the leading cause of heel pain in adults. This
study was designed to evaluate the effect of hyaluronic acid (HA) injection in reducing the …

Purpose To characterize functional outcomes in runners with patellar tendinopathy (PT) and
quadriceps tendinopathy (QT) following extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and …

Electrospun fibers are excellent drug carriers and tissue engineering scaffolds. However,
approaches to promote drug permeation in tissues with such carriers remain of great …