Shockwave therapy eliminates pain right at the point of origin. The point of injury is subjected to high energy acoustic pulses (shock waves). Since these shock waves are sound waves, there are no electric shocks involved in this treatment. The body reacts with a strong healing response with raised local metabolism, increase capillary growth and tissue regeneration. Calcified tissue will start to be broken-up and re-absorbed by the body.
Shockwave therapy can be an effective treatment for many ailments, including:
- Elbow pain: tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, tendonitis, repetitive strain
- Shoulder pain: frozen shoulder, tendonitis such as supraspinatus or biceps
- Knee pain: osteoarthritis, torn meniscus, patellar tendinopathy, shin splints
- Ankle & foot pain: plantar fasciitis, Morton’s neuroma, chronic instability of the ankle/foot
- Hip pain: trochanteric bursitis
- Myofascial pain: trigger points
- Chronic ligament tears/sprains
- Tendonitis of the hand/thumb
