Table 1. PubMed search strategy

PubMed search strategy
(("Plantar Fasciitis"[Mesh] OR "plantar fasciitis"[tiab] OR "plantar fasciopathy"[tiab] OR "plantar heel pain"[tiab] OR "heel pain"[tiab] OR "calcaneal pain"[tiab]) AND ("Shock Wave Therapy"[Mesh] OR "extracorporeal shockwave"[tiab] OR "extracorporeal shock wave"[tiab] OR ESWT[tiab] OR rESWT[tiab] OR "radial extracorporeal shockwave"[tiab] OR "radial shockwave"[tiab] OR "shockwave therapy"[tiab] OR "shock wave therapy"[tiab]))

PubMed search strategy

(("Plantar Fasciitis"[Mesh] OR "plantar fasciitis"[tiab] OR "plantar fasciopathy"[tiab] OR "plantar heel pain"[tiab] OR "heel pain"[tiab] OR "calcaneal pain"[tiab]) AND ("Shock Wave Therapy"[Mesh] OR "extracorporeal shockwave"[tiab] OR "extracorporeal shock wave"[tiab] OR ESWT[tiab] OR rESWT[tiab] OR "radial extracorporeal shockwave"[tiab] OR "radial shockwave"[tiab] OR "shockwave therapy"[tiab] OR "shock wave therapy"[tiab]))

The search strategy was adapted for each database (Embase, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus) using controlled vocabulary and free-text terms as applicable. Limits: January 1, 2015 to December 12, 2025; English.