Pain therapy with shock waves
Acute or chronic pain in the shoulder, knee, heel or Achilles tendon or tensed-up muscles in the neck, shoulder or back: pain makes life di cult and reduces mobility. Modern shock wave therapy is gentle on tissue and can help to alleviate pain on a long-term basis
“Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is a pain management technique that introduces high-energy sound waves into the painful areas of the body. Certain pathological changes to tendons, ligaments and muscles can be treated in a targeted manner.”
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for pain management
What are shock waves?
Shock waves are audible high-energy sound waves. In the medical world, shock waves have been used since 1980 to disintegrate kidney stones, for instance. In modern pain therapy, low-energy shock waves are applied to the painful body regions where they can exert their curative action. Shock waves can accelerate the healing process in the body, they stimulate metabolism and improve blood circulation; damaged tissue can regenerate and fully heal.
How is shock wave treatment performed?
The therapist takes your history in an in-depth consultation, localizes the pain region by palpation and discusses the fi ndings with you.
A skin gel is then applied to the treatment area to allow the shock waves to be introduced into the body without any loss of energy.
After these preparations, shock waves are applied as the therapy head is moved over the pain region in a circular motion.
EPAT therapy treatment benefits
91% Success Rate (as per clinical studies)
Non-invasive
No anesthesia required
No risk of infection
No scarring
No downtime
No risk of infection
No scarring
No downtime
Conditions and symptoms we can treat with shock wave therapy:
Tenis or golfer’s elbow
Patellar tendinitis (»jumper’s knee«)
Shin pain/tibial stress syndrome
Achilles tendon pain
Heel pain
Chronic neck and shoulder pain
Trigger points
Back pain
Fascial pain
I am a Personal Chef and Housecleaner, I was experiencing major left shoulder pain, reduced mobility, shooting pain ,joint and muscle pain/fatigue, numbness and tingling in hands and was afraid i was heading toward frozen shoulder. Dr’ Kara suggested ShockWave therapy. I notiticed less pain and more mobility after the first treatment. After 4 treatments I am able to scratch the middle of my back ( which i couldn’t do before), it helped reduce my pain levels significantly!, I can sleep better at night, I have full range of motion in my left shoulder and am relieved shock wave therapy prevented me from getting frozen shoulder. Highly recommend this treatment!
-T.V.
How many treatments are necessary and how long does each treatment take
Each therapy session takes between 10 and 30 minutes depending on the disorder to be treated. In general, an average of 3 to 6 treatments are necessary at weekly intervals.
How successful is the therapy?
Beneficial effects are often experienced after only 1 or 2 treatments and there is no downtime. The non-surgical therapy for pain not only eliminates pain but it also restores mobility, thus quickly improving the quality of life for patients.
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