SHOCKWAVE THERAPY

REDUCE PAIN WITH THE LATEST EQUIPMENT

WHAT IS SHOCKWAVE THERAPY?

SHOCKWAVE THERAPY, ALSO KNOWN AS EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY (ESWT), IS A NON-INVASIVE, FDA-CLEARED TREATMENT THAT USES ACOUSTIC PRESSURE WAVES TO STIMULATE THE BODY’S NATURAL HEALING PROCESSES. IT’S MOST COMMONLY USED FOR CHRONIC PAIN, TENDON INJURIES, AND SOFT TISSUE DYSFUNCTION, HELPING PATIENTS AVOID SURGERY AND RECOVER FASTER.

SHOCKWAVE THERAPY IS IDEAL FOR:

  • RUNNERS OR ATHLETES WITH CHRONIC OVERUSE INJURIES

  • POST-REHAB CLIENTS WHO PLATEAUED WITH TRADITIONAL PT

  • PATIENTS WANTING TO AVOID SURGERY OR STEROID INJECTIONS

  • INDIVIDUALS SEEKING A NON-INVASIVE, SCIENCE-BACKED HEALING MODALITY

WHAT TO EXPECT IN A SESSION

  • SESSIONS LAST 10–20 MINUTES

  • MOST CONDITIONS IMPROVE IN 3–5 TREATMENTS

  • RESULTS ARE OFTEN FELT AFTER JUST ONE SESSION

  • NO DOWNTIME — RETURN TO NORMAL ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY

“SHOCKWAVE THERAPY RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN PAIN INTENSITY AFTER JUST 1–3 SESSIONS.”
– CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 2001

IMMEDIATE ANALGESIC EFFECT DUE TO NERVE DESENSITIZATION, REDUCING PAIN-PRODUCING
INFLAMMATORY MARKERS

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE TECH

✔ THESE WAVES CREATE MICROTRAUMA AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL.

✔ THE BODY RESPONDS WITH A PRO-INFLAMMATORY AND REGENERATIVE REACTION.

✔ GROWTH FACTORS ARE RELEASED → COLLAGEN PRODUCTION, BLOOD FLOW, AND STEM CELL ACTIVITY INCREASES.

✔ HEALING IS ACCELERATED, AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IS REVERSED.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

ROMPE JD ET AL. (2009)
ECCENTRIC LOADING, SHOCK-WAVE TREATMENT, OR A WAIT-AND-SEE POLICY FOR TENDINOPATHY OF THE MAIN BODY OF TENDO ACHILLIS.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
SHOCKWAVE THERAPY YIELDED BETTER RESULTS THAN ECCENTRIC LOADING AT 4 MONTHS.

VULPIANI MC ET AL. (2007)
THE ROLE OF ESWT IN ROTATOR CUFF TENDINOPATHY.
SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
IMPROVED PAIN AND FUNCTION IN 75% OF PATIENTS.

SPEED C ET AL. (2002
EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE THERAPY FOR LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS—A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
JOURNAL: THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY (BRITISH)
NOTED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN GRIP STRENGTH AND PAIN SCORES.

SCHMITZ C ET AL. (2015)
FOCUSED EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY IS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN.
JOURNAL: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
META-ANALYSIS OF RCTS CONFIRMS HIGH SAFETY PROFILE WITH THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY ACROSS CONDITIONS.

SPEED C. (2014)
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SHOCKWAVE THERAPIES IN SOFT TISSUE CONDITIONS: FOCUSING ON THE EVIDENCE BASE.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
CONCLUDES ESWT IS EFFECTIVE FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS, ACHILLES, PATELLAR, AND CALCIFIC TENDONITIS.