What is shockwave therapy?
Officially called low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (Li-ESWT), the procedure is more commonly known as shockwave therapy.
The energy waves stimulate the body's natural healing mechanisms through microtrauma to the area. It triggers your own regenerative cells to come to the area and heal the tissue. It enhances vascularization and nerve regeneration as well.
How is Shockwave Therapy Done?
The energy waves stimulate the body's natural healing mechanisms through microtrauma to the area. It triggers your own regenerative cells to come to the area and heal the tissue. It enhances vascularization and nerve regeneration as well.
In the 1990s, scientists determined Shockwave therapy may be used to:
- Increase circulation around injured soft tissues
- Break down embedded calcium (like kidney stones)
- Stimulate healing cells that generate new bone tissue and soft tissue ( like stem cells)
- Reduce pain by overstimulating nerve endings in the affected area
Shockwave therapy can also be combined with a chiropractic therapy program to get injured people back to work - or playing their favorite sport - faster. It's an ideal treatment for people who do not yet want or need surgery for chronic pain or injuries.
If you have any type of soft tissue injury that isn't responding to other treatments, research suggests that shockwave therapy is worth a try.