What is Shockwave Therapy?
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, (or ESWT), is a new technology that uses shockwaves to treat chronic, painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system. A shockwave is an intense, but very short energy wave traveling faster than the speed of sound. Extra-corporeal means outside the body and refers to the fact that the shockwaves are generated outside the body.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is not used to disintegrate tissues but rather causes a microscopic extracellular biological effects which includes tissue regeneration. The science behind the use of ESWT uses shockwaves to break up kidney stones without surgery. The type of shockwave therapy we use is specialized to specifically help treat musculoskeletal conditions particularly major connective tissues attached to the bone.
How effective is ESWT?
Shockwave Therapy is a non-invasive, safe and effective treatment for wide variety of conditions with good clinically proven results.
Radial shockwave therapy is a good alternative choice for plantar fasciitis treatment because of its lower price and possible equal or better effectiveness than traditional focused shockwave.
Pubmed; Chang KV et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012;93(7):1259-68
95% Shockwave Therapy efficiency for Knee Osteoarthritis.
N.I.Sheveleva, L.S. Minbaeva
The Karaganda state University of Medicine, Главный Врач 4(10) Осень 2014 [original article in Russian language]
More clinical evidence and scientific support to show the effectiveness of Shockwave Therapy.
Conditions that benefits from ESWT?
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Tennis elbow/Golfer’s elbow
- Hip/knee tendinitis
- Jumper’s knee
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinitis
- Calcific Tendinitis
- Connective tissue pain and degeneration
- Muscle pain and injuries
- Joint injuries
- Morton’s neuroma
- Stress Fractures
- Avascular Necrosis (dead portion of a bone)
- Delayed union of bone after fracture
- Non-healing bone fracture
When should you consider Shockwave Therapy?
ESWT is generally considered when the following criteria are met:
- When patient has a diagnosis that is considered to be responsive to Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy.
- When simpler and less expensive treatment alternatives have failed or aren’t appropriate for some reason.
- When surgery or other more invasive treatments are alternatives.
- When the patient fully understands the procedure.
- When there are no known contraindications to the procedure.
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