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General patient data, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores for pain, Lequesne index scores, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores, and plantar pressure results before and after treatment were collected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      VAS scores at all post-treatment assessment time points were significantly decreased compared to pre-treatment values (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). Post-treatment, the Heel Force Weight percentage (HFW) decreased, while the High-Pressure Point (HPP), Average Pressure (AP), Foot Body Weight percentage (FBW), Contact Area (CA), and Forefoot Force Weight percentage (FFW) increased compared to pre-treatment values (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). Dynamic plantar pressure in the third and fourth metatarsals (M34), fifth metatarsal (M5), arch (FM), and heel (FH) significantly increased after treatment (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). The Lysholm score increased and the WOMAC score decreased significantly after treatment (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>rESWT can significantly alleviate knee joint pain and promote the recovery of knee joint function in patients with KOA, thereby reducing the degree of abnormality in plantar pressure distribution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2025.1707739","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T06:27:37Z","timestamp":1765780057000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves pain and plantar pressure in patients with early-to-mid-stage 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