Shockwave is a new technology that uses shockwaves to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain. Shockwave therapy is based on the generation of a very intense energy in a very short period of time (10 milliseconds), the shockwave thus penetrating the tissues at a speed faster than the speed of sound.

How does it work?

• The shock wave creates a mechanical pressure on the affected tissues, which leads to increased cell permeability, thus increasing microcirculation and cellular metabolism, thus accelerating healing and dissolving scale deposits.
• Shock waves act on pain through 2 mechanisms
• anesthetic hyperstimulation – when the nerves on which the shock waves act are hyperstimulated so much that they decrease their activity is a temporary effect that appears at the first session.
• Then by further stimulating the nerves, in the following therapy sessions, the threshold is crossed, thus a recalibration of the perception of pain sensation occurs

It can treat the following conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis – Calcaneal spur occurs under the heel or behind the heel and is due to long-term inflammation of the plantar fascia or Achilles tendon where it attaches to the calcaneus. Shockwave therapy is able to eliminate the symptoms so that you can once again walk with full force on the foot without pain.
• Hip pain – a trochanteric bursitis that forms between the gluteus maximus and the trochanter.
• Knee pain – patellar tendinitis manifested by pain at the patellar tendon insertion
• Pain in the Achilles tendon – Achilles tendinitis that can occur after activities such as running, jumping or other traumas
• Shoulder pain – Shockwave therapy has proven effective in 81% of cases by reducing pain and increasing shoulder mobility.If you have a sports activity that requires shoulder, or a pain when lifting your arm it is possible to get rid of it without surgery
• Elbow pain – medial and lateral epicondylitis is the inflammation of the tendon insertions of the arm muscles and is manifested by pain in the elbow accentuated by movement and especially rotation of the forearm
• Back pain – If your back hurts, you’re not alone. Almost everyone at one time or another has suffered from back pain at work, during daily activities, or on vacation. Americans spend nearly 50 billion dollars a year treating back pain, making it the second most common neurological condition.