Shockwave Therapy

What it is

Shockwave Therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that is non-invasive and designed to restart the body's natural healing process, often serving as a surgery-sparing option for many joint and tendon conditions. During treatment, high-energy acoustic waves are directed through the skin to the affected tissues. This stimulates blood flow and cellular activity, helps break down injured tissue, promotes revascularization for faster healing, and triggers neurochemical changes that reduce pain, often enabling a return to pre-injury activity levels.

Conditions Treated — Who Can Benefit

• Plantar fasciitis and heel pain
• Achilles tendinitis
• Knee tendinitis; shin splints
• Hamstring strains
• Hip tendinopathies/“hip pointers”
• Iliotibial band syndrome (ITB)
• Shoulder pain (acute and chronic), calcific tendinitis, frozen/stiff shoulder
• Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
• Headaches related to muscle tension
• Spinal pain
• Myofascial trigger points and chronic muscle tension
• Bursitis (various locations)

Clinical Success and Effectiveness

More than 1,000 scientific articles—including numerous double-blind, randomized, controlled trials—have evaluated Shockwave Therapy. Recent clinical studies indicate that, for appropriate candidates, there is approximately an 88.5% likelihood of meaningful improvement.

Safety

Shockwave Therapy is non-invasive and has no known long-term adverse effects. Some patients feel brief discomfort during treatment and may experience temporary soreness afterward. These effects typically resolve quickly.

Insurance

At this time, insurance companies do not cover Shockwave Therapy.