Shockwave therapy for Pain Management

Shockwave Therapy for Pain Management

A shockwave is a “high powered sound wave”. Shockwave Therapy sends acoustic shockwaves into bone or soft tissue, in effect re-injuring the area on a cellular level and breaking up the scarring that has penetrated tendons and ligaments. The controlled re-injuring of tissue allows the body to regenerate blood vessels and bone cells. The resulting re-vascularization leads to faster healing, a chemically induced decrease in pain and sensitivity of pain receptors, and often a return to pre-injury activity levels.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a modern and highly effective treatment method: high-energy sound waves are introduced into the painful areas of the body. With this innovative therapy approach, pathological alterations of tendons, ligaments, capsules, muscles and bones can be eliminated systematically.

Conditions that can be treated by Shockwave Therapy

Treatment of Tendinopathies
Jumpers Knee
Calcific Rotatpr Cuff Tendinitis
Hamstrings
Myofascial trigger points
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Bursitis
- Hallux Rigidus
- Non-Healing Ulcers
- Tendonitis
- Scar Tissue

• Shoulder pain
• Shin Splints
• Tennis Elbow
• Patellar Tendonitis
• Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Spur
• Shin Splints
• Stress Fractures
• Enhancement of bone healing
• Muscle and connective tissue activation with V-ACTOR®
• Osgood-Schlatter

Benefits

Non-surgical treatment
No side effects
Accelerates healing
Affordable
Coverage available from most insurance companies

Success Rates ….World’s most effective Shockwave treatment

91% improvement for Calcific Tendonitis – Journal of American Medical Association, 2003
90% success rate for Plantar Fasciitis – Foot & Ankle International, 2012
77% improvement for Tennis Elbow – The Journal of Orthopaedics, 2005
76% success rate for Achilles Tendinopathy – The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007
8 times more effective for Hamstring Tendinopathy than regular physiotherapy andchiropractic treatment – The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2010
‘Radial extracorporeal Shockwave therapy significantly improves pain, function, and quality of life’ – The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2008
‘Shockwave therapy can effectively decrease plantar fascia thickness as demonstrated objectively by ultrasound evaluation and significantly reduces patient-reported pain’ – Foot & Ankle International, 2012