shock wave therapy
Shockwave Therapy
Radial extra corporeal shockwave therapy (RSWT) is an intense form of localized physical therapy in which an injured site such as your heel, is bombarded with a series of acoustic waves to stimulate a strong response in your body to heal an injured area.
Put simply, the resultant stimulation of blood circulation and the formation of new blood vessels results in improved metabolism. This in turn accelerates the healing process by activating cell generation and helping to dissolve calcium deposits. An additional benefit of shockwave therapy is the sustained analgesic effect to the injured site which will make you feel more comfortable.
Whilst shockwave therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of many parts of your body, SWT has been shown to help in the recovery of many of the painful conditions that can afflict your feet.
We provide the Swiss Dolorclast radial shockwave method at both our Brunswick and Sandringham rooms as this therapy has been proven to be an effective treatment for damaged soft tissue and the strengthening of bone. If you suffer from arch pain, heel pain, plantar fasciitis, heel spur syndrome, plantar plate tears, tibialis anterior and posterior enthesopathy, tendo achilles tendinosis you should contact us to make an appointment because our shockwave therapy can help you. Our practitioners will assess your condition and if appropriate, recommend a course of shockwave therapy to treat your problem. The average number of treatments required is 3 over the course of 3 weeks.
This video shows how compressed air is released into the hand piece powering the projectile . It moves forward to strike the applicator at 84km per hour. The resultant shockwave can be seen spreading forwards in front of the hand piece. The projectile then rebounds back to be fired forward again by the next pulse of compressed air. The unit co-ordinates this 'generation and release' of compressed air which enables the projectile to be fired up to 10 times per second. The resultant effect of these shockwaves on the injured site is to stimulate blood flow, cell regeneration, analgesia and to kickstart the healing process.