Shockwave Therapy

Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT)is a fast and effective non-surgical method of eliminating or reducing many painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system. It uses a pneumatic generator to physically deliver the shock wave through the skin, into the body. It is perhaps most analogous to a tiny pneumatic jackhammer striking the skin to create the shockwave. The high-energy acoustic waves that are transmitted through the surface of the skin are spread radially (spherically) into the body and the body responds with increased metabolic activity around the area of the pain. This stimulates and accelerates the healing process.

rESWT has been shown, in the short term, to have a 56 to 90% success rate in the treatment of soft tissue disorders, including calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, plantar fasciitis, and tennis elbow. Research has also shown excellent success with treatment of heel spurs, achilles tendinitis, rotator cuff tendinitis, patellar tendinitis.