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Is Shockwave Therapy an Effective Treatment Option for Chronic Running Injuries?

Updated: Nov 29, 2023


If you have aches, pains, or injury recovery that is taking too long, shockwave therapy could be the answer.


The longer name for this acclaimed, highly successful treatment is extracorporeal shockwave therapy. The abbreviation is ESWT.


Shockwave Therapy can do wonders for stressed, overtaxed muscles, ligaments, and tendons. A concentrated dose of these sound waves can reduce discomfort almost immediately.


Shockwave therapy works where other efforts to lower pain level just have not.


The ESWT treatments we do are noninvasive. After a gel is applied to the treatment area, an applicator is used to release pressure waves over the affected area.


One of the customers 33-year Ronaldo “Hip pain had sidelined me from running,” He says. “I wasn’t sure how to proceed since I love to run. After my first shockwave therapy, there was immediate relief. I began my return to running following a second treatment. I’m incredibly pleased that a short, non-invasive treatment made such a difference.” says. “I wasn’t sure how to proceed since I love to run. After my first shockwave therapy, there was immediate relief. I began my return to running following a second treatment. I’m incredibly pleased that a short, non-invasive treatment made such a difference.”


Shockwave therapy helps improve circulation to lower chronic pain


Treatment areas can include the knee, heel, foot, ankle, hamstring, back, neck, shoulder, wrist, and hand. Painful conditions such as rotator cuff deterioration, tennis elbow, and plantar fasciitis show demonstrative improvement after shockwave therapy.


ESWT accelerates the healing process by stimulating the metabolism and enhancing blood circulation to re-energize damaged tissue.


Some clinical studies show pain reduction in 90% of patients who undergo the shockwave therapy. Patient satisfaction approaches 80%.


Shockwave therapy is a superb, smart choice to lower pain.


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