Shockwave therapy for tendinopathy?

Here is what Mayo Clinic has had to say about shockwave therapy, and what problems it seems effective for. https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/physical-medicine-rehabilitation/news/sports-medicine-practitioners-embrace-benefits-of-extracorporeal-shock-wave-therapy/mac-20454275
And it appears that tendinopathies respond well to shockwave. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029898/

So, I would say that if you have tried the most conservative treatments and are still suffering, it might be worth a try.
Will you let us know, by posting a report here, if you try it, and whther or not it helps?
Sue

I have a similar condition (bilateral chronic hamstring calcific tendinopathy) and it was also suggested to try myo-fascial massage - any risks?

Welcome @ron99, I haven't heard of any risks associated with Myofacial Release Therapy but I did find a list of very rare risks associated with MFR for certain people.

-- What Is Myofascial Release and Does It Work?: https://www.healthline.com/health/chronic-pain/myofascial-release

There is a discussion that you may want to read through and meet other members who have used MFR -- Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/.

Have you looked into Myofascial Release Therapy?

Thanks so much for your helpful response. Going to try it in relation to the hamstring tendonitis i mentioned.

I am currently using shockwave therapy at Mayo for both proximal hamstring tears and gluteal tendinitis with partial tears in both gluteus medius and minimus in both hips. I have had 2 treatments with another scheduled this week. Each appointment has been 1 week apart. It is not covered by insurance. I was told to try at least 3 times before deciding if it’s working or not. But I do feel it has helped somewhat so far. Not a significant huge improvement but definitely some. I will decide more after this week. Also have done myofacial release which has also helped a lot but probably the biggest improvement has come from PT in a warm water pool, and continuing doing these exercises in the pool 4 to 5 times a week.

I tried shockwave a d the only thing it did was put a big hole in my bank account. Way too expensive for all the good it did.