What is Shockwave Therapy?

Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), also known as Shockwave therapy, is a modern advanced treatment that employs acoustic shockwaves to break up soft tissue calcifications, increase collagen synthesis, release growth factors, and accelerate your body’s healing process, thereby improving chronic pain and allowing you to stay active. Chronic pain symptoms are often treated after 3-6 months of non-responsiveness to conservative treatments such physiotherapy, activity modification, ice therapy, orthotics, opioids, and steroid injections. In our clinic at Physiofitguru, we use Shockwave Pro 1000 on many individuals in need of chronic pain treatment and a speedy recovery without needing surgical operation.

Shockwave therapy treatment may cause an inflammatory (healing) response in the tissue being treated. The body responds by increasing blood circulation and metabolism in the impact area, which speeds up the body’s natural healing processes. Shockwaves overstimulate nerves, lowering sensitivity and discomfort in chronic diseases. Compressed air propels a projectile up to 80 to 90 kph through a guiding tube, striking a metal applicator placed on the patient’s skin. The kinetic energy is transferred to a radial shock wave. The projectile causes stress waves in the applicator, which transmit pressure waves into tissue at a depth of 4 to 5 cm. Shockwave therapy works best when combined with a comprehensive rehabilitation treatment plan.

Benefits of Shockwave Therapy:

• Pain relief: Shock wave therapy effectively relieves pain. The high-energy sound waves penetrate deep into the tissue, decreasing inflammation and alleviating pain quickly.
• Blood circulation stimulation: Shock waves can increase circulation. This is very important for tissue healing and regeneration.
• Healing: Shock wave therapy accelerates healing by enhancing the body’s regenerative capacity and metabolism, resulting in speedier repair of injured tissue.
• Non-invasive treatment: Shock wave therapy is a mild alternative to invasive procedures. It does not require surgery, lowers the risk of complications, and shortens the recuperation period.

What is Shockwave Therapy used for?

Shockwave therapy is a non-surgical pain treatment which improves blood circulation and speeds up the recovery of chronic musculoskeletal disorders in bones, tendons, ligaments, and muscle. Shockwave therapy is now commonly used in physical therapy to treat a variety of painful conditions such as:

·   Plantar fasciitis (heel pain)

·   Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (lateral hip pain)

·   Tendinitis (Tendon Injuries): conditions like Achilles tendinitis, Patellar Tendinopathy (Jumper’s Knee), Proximal hamstring tendinitis, Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis),

Calcific Shoulder Tendinopathy and Rotator cuff tendinitis

·   Hamstring Injuries

·   Muscle and Ligament Strains

·   Shin Splints

·   Osteoarthritis in the knees, hips, or shoulders

·   Stress fracture

·   Fracture nonunion – a broken bone that hasn’t healed

·   Spasticity of spinal and supraspinal origin (stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy)

·   Medial tibial stress syndrome

·   Myofascial triggers

·   IT band stiffness

How long does Shockwave Therapy take and is it safe?

Shockwave therapy is FDA-approved, and numerous studies have demonstrated its safety and efficacy in treating a variety of conditions. Shockwave therapy is frequently delivered in a series of sessions arranged at weekly intervals by our qualified therapist at Physiofitguru. Most people notice some improvement after three to five treatments in our clinic, each lasting about 15 minutes, and recovery can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. The number of sessions necessary varies depending on your body’s response to treatment and the severity of the problem. In some circumstances, shockwave therapy may be used in conjunction with other therapeutic techniques to improve efficacy. At Physiofitguru, we will create a treatment plan tailored to your unique requirements and track your progress during therapy.

We will make sure you are as comfortable as possible throughout your treatment. The treatment is non-invasive and includes passing mechanical shockwaves through the skin to the afflicted area using a hand-held probe. The shockwaves are not electrical, but rather low-energy sound waves that can be heard.

At Physiofitguru, most people feel some pain or discomfort during the procedure but it subsides immediately after the session. You will be asked how much pain you are feeling during the treatment, and we will try to adapt the treatment to help manage it. You should be able to resume your normal activities after the Shockwave therapy sessions. Shockwaves can simulate the forces felt after trauma, promoting tissue and bone regrowth and healing by boosting blood circulation and metabolism.

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Absolute contraindications or situations in which Shockwave Therapy may be inappropriate include:

·   Cardiac pacemaker or another cardiac device

·   Unstable heart condition

·   Treatment over air-filled tissue (lung, gut)

·   Pregnancy

·   Cancer

·   Presence of local tumor or infection

·   Less than six weeks since local corticosteroid injection

·   Age less than 18 (except for patients diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease)

·   Treatment of pre-ruptured tendons

·   Blood-clotting disorders, including local thrombosis

At Physiofitguru in Mulund, Mumbai we have freed a lot of individuals from chronic pain by helping them rediscover life without discomfort again by providing them with a non-surgical bridge between the limitation of conventional physiotherapy treatments and the last resort of having a surgery by using the innovative Shockwave Pro 1000 to dampen pain.