Shockwave Therapy North York
What Is Shockwave Therapy?
Shock wave therapy is a non-invasive therapeutic procedure in which a single-impulse transient sound wave of 1 microsecond duration is applied to different target body regions to produce pain reduction and facilitate healing through a mechanism called mechanotransduction.
In the last two decades much research has been conducted to study the efficacy of shockwave therapy in various musculoskeletal conditions. There is solid evidence that shows the biological responses to therapeutic shock waves include altered metabolic activity of various cell types due to direct and indirect mechanical force, leading to improved quality, chemistry and cell-type in the area of treatment. Therefore, shock wave therapy helps in regenerating and repairing damaged tissues and thus improving pain and function. This modality can be used in healing of tendons, bones, joints, spastic muscles, overall pain reduction and reducing inflammation.
Conditions that benefit from shockwave therapy:
Plantar fasciitis
Achilles tendinopathy
Lateral/ medial epicondylosis (Tennis/ Golfer’s elbow)
Calcific tendinitis
Patellar tendinosis (Jumper’s knee)
Chronic stress/ non-union fractures
Chronic low back pain
Frozen shoulder
Knee osteoarthritis
Hip tendinopathies
and many more
