Shockwave Therapy in Sarasota
Focused acoustic-wave therapy used for some persistent tendon and soft-tissue complaints.
Shockwave therapy delivers focused acoustic pulses into tissue with a hand-held applicator. It is used in practice for persistent tendon-related conditions such as plantar fasciitis, tennis and golfer's elbow, Achilles and patellar tendon pain, and calcific shoulder tendinopathy. Evidence differs across these conditions and by device and protocol, and individual responses vary. Descriptions of it breaking up scar tissue or starting healing overstate what can be claimed.
What to expect
Sessions are short, and you feel a pulsing sensation over the treated area with intensity adjusted to your comfort. The number and spacing of sessions depends on the condition, the device, and your response, and should be reviewed as care progresses.
How it fits into a care plan
Shockwave is typically one part of a plan that may also include load management, therapeutic exercise, and other in-office therapies. Whether it is appropriate depends on your diagnosis, your history, and screening for contraindications such as pregnancy, certain clotting problems or anticoagulant use, infection, or treatment over tumors and growth plates.
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