TGFB1 and disease of the tendon: It was concluded that electromagnetic transduction therapy could be a potentially useful modality for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy.14 Similar to ESWT, there are also studies indicating that mechanical stimulation using PEMFT may play a role in the treatment of tendinopathy and tendon regeneration by increasing in vitro TGF-β production and scleraxis and collagen I gene expression.15