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Shockwave Therapy

Writer: Louwrens Du PLessis
Louwrens Du PLessis
Apr 5, 2018
1 min read

Shock wave therapy, also known as Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), is a clinically proven and highly effective treatment for chronic soft tissue injuries, sports injuries and certain bone conditions.




What does Shock Wave Therapy treat?


Shock wave therapy can be effective on a wide range of soft tissue, sports and bony conditions. Here are some examples of conditions where shock wave has effectively treated and restored normal function:

  • Plantar fasciitis

  • Stress fractures

  • Shoulder pain, e.g. calcification of the rotator cuff and bony spurs, frozen shoulder, tendinitis etc.

  • Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

  • Medial epicondylitis (golfer‘s elbow)

  • Patellar tendonitis (jumper‘s knee)

  • Scar tissue

  • Tibial stress syndrome (shin pain/ splints)

  • Achilles tendonitis

  • Hip pain

  • Heel pain, heel spurs

  • Chronic neck dysfunction

Many other musculoskeletal conditions, ask your doctor for more information.

How successful is Shock Wave Therapy?


After only 4 or 5 treatments with shock wave, over 80% of patients report a reduction of pain and regaining of normal function.Research is steadily growing for this cutting edge technology, and the latest reports are confirming Shock Wave Therapy is an effective treatment of soft tissue injuries, pain and certain bony conditions like heel spurs and stress fractures.

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