Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Shockwave therapy has shown to effectively treat the following conditions:

• Feet – heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, & Achilles’ tendonitis

• Elbow – Tennis & golfer’s elbow

• Shoulder – Rotator cuff tendinosis & frozen shoulder

• Knee – patellar tendonitis & Jumper’s knee

• Hip – Trochanteric Bursitis & Piriformis syndrome.

• leg – shin splints & Iliotibial band syndrome

• Back & neck pain caused by scar tissue, tendonitis, adhesions, & muscle tightness

When the sound waves pass through normal, flexible, and hydrated tissues and bones, it simply passes through without any disturbance or sensation and will be painless. When the waves hit dense and dehydrated scar tissue the receiver feels an achy feeling. This is how we know exactly where to work. The intensity of the machine can be turned up or down accordingly. Treatments are typically 10 minutes.

Our Piezowave 2 machine produces sound waves to break up adhesions and scar tissue. First created to crush kidney stones, it was adapted to address scar tissue and speed healing of non-union bone fractures.

Sound waves cause ripples in dense connective tissue and scar tissue to break it down. This action also stimulates increased blood vessel formation to help transform scar tissue into more healthy normal tissue.

The proposed mechanisms of action for ESWT at the site of treatment include the following:

• Promote natural formation of new blood vessels.

• Reversal of Chronic inflammation

• Stimulation of collagen production

• Dissolution of calcification

• Dispersion of pain mediating substances.

• Release of trigger points and fascial densifications.