SHOCKWAVE THERAPY IN BIRMINGHAM

SHOCKWAVE THERAPY

Shockwave therapy is used to treat Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal, and Sports conditions such as heel pain, elbow pain, shoulder pain, and tissue injuries. Treatment with shockwave therapy has been found to be an effective for tendinopathy such as tennis elbow, calcific tendonitis (shoulder pain), and enthesopathy (plantar fasciitis) and heel pain.

Benefits of Shockwave Therapy in Podiatry & Physiotherapy

Treatment with shockwave therapy can provide immediate pain relief. Shockwave treatment can promote soft tissue repair and healing through stimulating the growth of new blood vessels into the healing tissue, increasing cell proliferation, promoting growth factors, mobilising stem cells, and decreasing inflammation. Shockwave treatment can breakdown the calcification in the tendon.

How We Use the Shockwave Therapy for Treatment

We use shockwave treatment in the combined treatment approach which means that we combine shockwave therapy with other modalities and techniques for treatment and management of condition.

For instances:

  1. We can add diagnostic ultrasound (POCUS) to understand the extent of condition before initiating shockwave treatment and following completing treatment.

  2. We can provide orthotics, brace and splints as part of management along with shockwave treatment to speed up recovery.

  3. We can add exercise and physiotherapy program as part of management along with shockwave treatment to speed up recovery.

Conditions and Injuries We treat for Shockwave Therapy in Birmingham

  • Shoulder Pain (subacrominal/subdeltoid impingement, calcific tendonitis, rotator cuff tendinopathy)

  • Back Pain (piriformis pain syndrome, sciatica and myofascial pain)

  • Neck Pain (Myofascial pain)

  • Elbow Pain (Lateral epicondylitis - tennis elbow and medial epicondylitis)

  • Hip Pain (Iliotibial band syndrome, greater trochanteric pain syndrome, and hamstring tendinopathy)

  • Knee Pain (quadriceps and patellar tendinopathy and enthesopathy - Osgood schlatter disease and Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease)

  • Lower leg pain: Anterior and posterior shin splints

  • Heel Pain: Achilles tendinopathy, enthesopathy and enthesitis as well as Plantar fasciopathy or Plantar fasciitis

  • Foot Pain: Intermetatarsal bursitis, Morton’s Neuroma, ligament tear and sprains

Consideration and Precautions

  • If you are taking anti-coagulants such as warfarin then please check with treating practitioner before treatment

  • If you are having blood clotting disorder such as DVT then please check with treating practitioner before treatment

  • If you have pacemaker fitted then please check with treating practitioner before treatment

  • If you are taking anti-coagulants such as warfarin having blood clotting disorder then please check with treating practitioner before treatment

  • If you had steroid injection in the last 4-8 weeks in the area of treatment then please check with treating practitioner before treatment

Contraindications

  • Malignant tumour in the treatment area (if you are having active tumour - please check with treating practitioner before treatment)

  • Fetus in the treatment (if you are pregnant - please check with treating practitioner before treatment)