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Three sessions of radial shockwave or sham (no pressure) to the most affected side in 5-to-10-day intervals. All participants received identical education and exercises.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome measure was movement evoked pain (measured on a 100\u2005mm visual analogue scale) at the first, second and third session immediately after each application.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was 96% follow up of participants at the third session. Over half of the participants believed they were receiving the \u2018real\u2019 treatment (average 58%). The mean movement evoked pain scores improved each session by 0.6 points for the radial shockwave therapy and 0.7 points for the sham group. 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