Shockwave therapy

It is a non-surgical treatment that stimulates the body’s natural healing processes, can relieve pain and promote healing of injured tendons, ligaments and soft tissues. It works by stimulating the body to release growth factors into injured tissue. Shockwave therapy is sometimes called EPAT or extracorporeal pulse activation technology.

Shock wave therapy is part of a regenerative medicine practice (also known as orthobiologic therapy) used to treat degenerative tendon diseases (tendinopathy) and other difficult-to-heal tendon injuries. Certain types of degenerative tendons often develop calcium deposits in the tendons. Focused shock waves can break up these deposits.

This treatment can also promote recovery after orthopedic surgery, such as when the ligaments and tendons around the hip have been damaged due to hip impingement. Although surgery can correct the hip impingement, the surrounding ligaments often remain painful from the overuse and degeneration caused by the condition. Shock wave therapy can help treat this secondary problem.

Contraindications to Shock Wave Therapy

• Do not treat children

• Do not treat pregnant women.

• Do not treat infected areas.

• Do not treat patients with pacemakers.

• Do not treat areas with aneurysms.

• Do not treat the tumor area.

• Do not treat areas with inflammation of the nerves.