Shockwave therapy is a multidisciplinary device used in orthopaedics, physiotherapy, sports medicine, urology and veterinary medicine. Its main assets are fast pain relief and mobility restoration. Together with being a non-surgical therapy with no need for painkillers makes it an ideal therapy to speed up recovery and cure various indications causing acute or chronic pain. 

Shockwave treatment involves the application of short, frequent, and high intensity bursts of mechanical energy (in the form of a shockwave) into soft-tissue that is injured, scarred, or contains adhesions, is painful, or inflamed. This energy shock is not electrical, but rather a rapid high frequency vibration in the form of a Radial Pressure Wave (RPW). When appropriately applied, shockwave can increase local blood flow, improve healing response, break apart scar tissue and adhesions, reduce muscle spasm, and directly decrease pain. Most patients tolerate the treatments well, and report only mild discomfort.



How does shockwave treatment work?
The effects of shockwave occur across several levels:

1. Cell Level Change - shockwave stimulus affects the chemical environment of tissues at a cellular level. This causes changes to free radicals which boost the release of the substances that help to prevent pain and inflammation.

2. Blood Flow Change - Normal blood flow is critical to the healing process, and shockwaves create a revascularization effect. This type of stimulus redirects new blood flow into the affected area which improves soft tissue healing and      regeneration.

3. Muscle Tone Reduction - Shockwave treatment reduces the contractile activity of muscle and can also break patterns of neuro-cognitive pain that are associated with chronic conditions.   This effectively decreases muscle tone and spasm, and has specific benefits with eliminating trigger points.

4. Pain Reduction - Shockwave pulses directly affect the nerve fibres that transmit pain signals to our brain. Through the Gate Control Mechanism, shockwaves impact the interneurons in the A-β fibers which prevent the communication of pain.



What conditions can shockwave treat?
1. Plantar Fasciitis
2. Heel spurs/Heel pain
3. Calcific Tendonitis
4. Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee)
5. Achilles Tendonitis
6. Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
7. Myofascial Trigger Points in muscle
8. Iliotibial Band Syndrome (IT Band Syndrome)
9. Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow
10.Bursitis
11.Heterotopic Ossification (Myositis Ossificans)

What should I expect with my shockwave appointment?
Along with your treatment, your initial appointment will include an assessment to ensure Shockwave Therapy is both safe and appropriate for your specific problem. Our clinic uses the Storz Shockwave System to deliver treatment, which is the most widely used system for Radial Pressure Wave ECSW in practice. Aside from pre and post treatment prep and clean up, the actual application of shockwave lasts 3-5 minutes. The majority of our patients appreciate the faster rate of improvement when combining traditional physiotherapy with shockwave treatment. After the treatment, the rest of your visit will be spent with your physiotherapist, who may also use manual therapy, exercise prescription, or other modalities to facilitate rapid recovery.



Advantage and Specification for high energy shock wave therapy equipment

1. Long lifespan, over 3 million shots before maintenance needed
2. Ti-alloy made applicator, can fully transfer energy to patients, double efficiency than 1st generation
3. Can continuously work over 10000 shots without break, so as to provide excellent treatment result
4. More than 38 pre-set treatment protocols, and support user defined protocols
5. Energy from 10mJ to 185mJ, adjustable per 10mJ as stepping (equal to 0.25Bar to 5Bar)
6. Frequency from 1Hz to 22Hz, adjustable per 1Hz as stepping 



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