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There are various treatment options available for tendinitis, including those affecting both the upper and lower limbs and those of calcific and non\u2010calcific types.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Hypothesis\/purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>Few reviews have analyzed the efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in treating upper and lower limb tendinopathies while considering calcific and non\u2010calcific\u2010type tendinitis. This paper provides a review and meta\u2010analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), which compared results from a group undergoing ESWT treatment to another group under different treatments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Systematic review and meta\u2010analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Control Trials (CENTRAL), and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) databases for articles published up to January 2022. The reference lists of identified articles were further scanned. Twenty\u2010two studies were included in the meta\u2010analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Meta\u2010analysis showed no difference in pain reduction in ESWT when compared with a comparison group at 4 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.26) and 12\u00a0weeks (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.33). There were no differences in DASH scores at 12\u00a0months between the two groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.32).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is effective when used to treat lower limb and calcific tendinitis. 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