Shockwave Therapy

What is shockwave therapy?

Shockwave therapy is successfully used for the treatment of muscle/tendon tissue and tendon insertions. Shockwaves are high energy sound impulses. The energy released in the treatment area improves the metabolism and blood circulation, thereby stimulating the body’s self healing repair mechanism. Shockwave has many advantages. A few examples including:

● Short treatment time per session (Usually about 3-4 minutes)

● Very high percentage of successful treatments after only a few sessions

● Reduced necessity for surgery and medication

The effectiveness of shockwave therapy is sufficiently proven by scientific research.

Shockwave therapy, also known as extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), is performed with a handheld device that uses either pressurized air or electromagnetic pulses to deliver shock waves to injured tissue to stimulate healing. The waves break up scar tissue and stimulate blood flow to trigger your body’s natural healing ability. The procedure may be mildly uncomfortable during or after treatment.

Shockwave therapy offers a number of benefits; including pain reduction, decreased inflammation, and improved tissue healing; making it an effective non-invasive treatment for many different musculoskeletal conditions. Plantar fasciitis, tennis/ golfer’s elbow (lateral and medial epicondylitis), achilles tendonitis, hip bursitis, shin splints, shoulder and rotator cuff tendonitis/ calcification, patellar tendonitis (Jumper’s knee), hamstring strains and tendonitis, and more.

This therapy is commonly used to treat chronic pain and musculoskeletal injuries, providing a non-invasive alternative to surgery and other more invasive treatments and/ or medications. Shockwave therapy frequently leads to faster recovery times, and improved function and mobility with minimal side effects.