WHAT IS SHOCKWAVE THERAPY?
If you have ever struggled with a sport injury or dealt with an ache that just wouldn’t mend, your body may have benefited from extra help during the healing process. Shockwave therapy, also known as extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), can be of use, jump-starting the body’s ability to regenerate new tissue.
What Can It Help?
  • Overuse muscle injuries such as tennis elbow, shin splints, ITB syndrome, Achillies tendon disorders and runner’s knee.
  • Calcification and scar tissue disorders.
  • Plantar fasciitis.
  • Adhesive capsulitis.
  • Bursitis disorders in hip, shoulder and knees.
  • Tendinopathy disorders.
  • Myofascial pain.
  • Osteoarthritis.
What Are The Benefits?
  • Increase circulation.
  • Break down calcified deposits and scar tissue.
  • Stimulate cell that generate new bone and connective tissue.
  • Reduce pain by overstimulating nerve endings.
  • Non-surgical and non-invasive treatment for common injuries and disorders.
  • Generally consider safe with minimal side effects.
  • Resume normal activities same day.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses sound waves to stimulate the body’s natural healing process and is administered to a tendon, muscle or bone through the skin with a small, handheld device that’s similar to an ultrasound wand.

These sound waves (shock waves) have distinct physical properties that create both positive and negative phases during the treatment. The positive phase generates direct mechanical forces on the target tissue, while the negative phase induces cavitation, forming gas bubbles that implode at high velocity. This implosion produces a secondary wave, enhancing the mechanical impact and therapeutic potential of the treatment.

Some degenerative tendinopathies have an associated buildup of calcium in the tendon and these shock waves can break those deposits up. Shockwave therapy also works to increase neovascularisation of tendon-bone junction, stimulate proliferation of tenocytes and osteoprogenitor differentiation, increase leukocyte infiltration and amplify growth factor and protein synthesis to stimulate collagen synthesis and tissue remodeling .
DOES IT HURT?
Shockwave therapy can cause some discomfort or pain during the treatment, but is generally not considered very painful. The discomfort is usually described as a pulsing or tingling sensation and is often well tolerated. Some individuals may experience temporary redness, bruising or mild pain after the treatment, but these side effects are typically short-lived.