How Shockwave Therapy Works
Shockwave therapy accelerates the healing process in the body by stimulating the metabolism and enhancing blood circulation to regenerate damaged tissue. Shockwave technology delivers strong energy pulses that are applied to the affected area for short periods of time. This stimulates cells in the body that are responsible for bone and connective tissue healing. In many instances, shockwave therapy treatments have proven to be effective in cases where the human body has not been able to heal itself.
Shockwave therapy produces an acoustic pressure wave that is transmitted to the body’s tissue. The pressure wave created at the point of contact transmits radially inside the patient’s body.
Shockwave Treatments
Shockwave therapy was initially introduced as a way to break down kidney stones without direct contact. It then evolved to treat non-healing bones by activating osteoblasts.
Nowadays it treats a wide range of medical conditions, including:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Jumper’s knee (patellar tendonitis)
- Treatment of tendinopathy
- Hamstring muscle injuries
- Myofascial trigger points
- Bursitis
- Stiff big toe
- Non-healing ulcers
- Tendonitis
- Scar tissue
- Calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff
- Frozen shoulder
- Broken bones that have failed to heal
- Shoulder pain
- Tennis elbow
- Heel spurs
- Shin splints
- Stress fractures
- Enhancing bone healing
- Muscle and connective tissue injuries