Shockwave

What is Shockwave Therapy?

Shockwave Therapy is a non-invasive, out-patient alternative to surgery for those suffering from many bone, joint and tendon disorders. ESWT (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy) sends acoustic shock waves into bone or soft tissue, in effect, reinjuring the area on a cellular level and breaking up scarring that has penetrated tendons and ligaments. The controlled reinjuring of tissue allows the body to regenerate blood vessels and bone cells. The resulting revascularization leads to faster healing and often a return to pre-injury activity levels.

How Does it Work?
Shockwave Therapy is particularly good at pain management or elimination. The therapy is effective in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain for at least three reasons: The shock waves stimulate a metabolic reaction in the affected tissue, causing stress fibers to develop and/or change in their permeability; they generate cavitation bubbles that break down calcific deposits; and they induce an analgesic effect by stimulating the brain’s gate¬control mechanism, which blocks pain messages.

 

Shockwave Therapy eliminates these possible post-operative complications:

• Extended recovery period
• Nerve damage
• Infection
• Rupture
• Permanent scarring

Who Can Benefit from the Therapy?
All Athletes.
Shockwave Therapy provides a safe, non-surgical alternative for those suffering from stress fractures, rotator cuff tendonopathy, non-union of bone fractures, tennis elbow, patellar tendonopathy and plantar fasciitis. These ailments are common to the professional athlete and are too often career ending.

What Are the Benefits of the Therapy?

• Single treatment success rate equal to or greater than surgery.
• Single treatment and minimal procedure time resulting in increased patient compliance and cost effectiveness.
• The use of Shockwave Therapy bridges the gap between non-operative and operative treatment.
• Typically, patients feel no pain after a treatment, and are able to resume normal physical activities within a few days.

Where can I learn more?
Only in Canada, The Shockwave Institute for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Heel, Bone and Joint Pain. For more information about Shockwave Therapy or to book your free consultation with Dr. Robert Gordon, visit www.shockwavedoc.com or call (416) 741-6574.

What Success Rates Are We Talking About?
Plantar Fasciitis – 62%
Rotator Cuff Tendonitis – 30%-85% 5tress Fractures – 77%
Non-Union Fractures – 82% Achilles Tendonitis – 50-70%
Tennis Elbow – 60%
Patellar Tendonitis – 50%

Accelerate Healing with Shockwave Therapy

There are no side effects with this non-surgical treatment, and it is available at a reasonable cost. Shockwave treatments are non-invasive and promote accelerated recovery of injured soft tissue, bone, heel and joint pain.

Treatable Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Achilles Tendinopathy
• Scar Tissue Treatment
• Tennis Elbow
• Jumpers Knee
• Stress Fractures
• Non-Healing Ulcers
• Calcific Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

Benefits

• Non-surgical treatment
• No side effects.
• Accelerates healing.
• Affordable
• Coverage available from most insurance companies

Therapy sessions are short, comfortable, and provide patient relief.

A shockwave is an intense, but noticeably short energy wave traveling faster than the speed of sound. The basic technology involved with extracorporeal shockwave technology has been used for decades on millions of people.

Therapy sessions are short, usually 20 – 30 minutes in length, and provide successful relief of chronic pain and restores mobility painlessly. Permanent relief typically begins about 72 hours following treatment.