Shockwave Therapy is a technology that has been developed from lithotripsy; this technique has been used for over thirty years to treat kidney stones making them explode. Shockwave therapy is based on the same principle: by causing a sharp increase in pressure in the tissue to be treated. This pressure increase will trigger a series of physical and chemical changes at the cellular level in the treated area. The main effect of the shockwave therapy is a direct mechanical force that occurs at the cellular level when the wave energy passes through the tissue being treated. These waves cause a controlled impact on the tissues. The result is a biological reaction in the cells of that tissue, which causes an increase in blood flow, which initiates a chain of reactions which accelerates the natural healing processes of the body.

Shockwave Therapy proved to be an effective treatment option for these conditions. It is unique in its ability to treat conditions that have become chronic, where other more traditional therapies have not been effective..

Most patients treated with Shockwave therapy frequently report having obtained immediate relief or a significant reduction in pain and a significant improvement in mobility after their first treatment.

Shockwave Therapy

Conditions treated with Shockwave Therapy

Painful trigger points
Myofascial pain syndrome
Chronic Tendonitis with or without calcification
Tendonitis of the shoulder (with or without calcification)
Painful shoulder movements
Calcified Tendonitis
Bursitis (with or without calcification)
Patellar syndrome and achillodynia
Anterior tibia syndrome
Epicondylitis (Tennis elbow or Golfer elbow) – painful irritation of the elbow
Heel – Thorn calcaneal (heel spur)
Painful inflammation in the heel or foot
Plantar Fasciitis
Tendonitis Patella – pain just below the knee cap
Shin splints
Trochanteric bursitis (hip)
Tendinitis of the patellar tendon
Achilles tendonitis
Scar tissue
Stress fractures
Calcified tendinitis of the rotator cuff