RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 132 OP 136 DO 10.1136/bjsm.2004.015545 VO 39 IS 3 A1 D Stasinopoulos A1 M I Johnson YR 2005 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/3/132.abstract AB Randomised controlled trials were reviewed to evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of tennis elbow. Seven relevant trials were found, which had satisfactory methodology but conflicting results. Further research with well designed randomised control trials is needed to establish the absolute and relative effectiveness of this intervention for tennis elbow.