Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave Therapy at Capital Podiatry
If you’re plagued with chronic leg, heel and achilles pain Capital Podiatry’s Shockwave system is the latest technology showing the best results.
Think rehabilitation, increased circulation, deep tissue massage and ways to treat those resistant aches and pains.
Shockwave – also called Radial Pressure Wave – delivers therapeutic shock waves deep into your tissue. The pressure waves are delivered from a torch-sized “wand” which is applied to your skin.
Shockwave can help get you back to normal after injury. And it works without needles, medication or surgery.
It’s used widely in the sporting world as a quick way to accelerate healing.
Chronic conditions
- Shin splints
- Inflamed ligaments
- Painful knots in muscles
- Plantar fasciitis, heel pain or heel spurs
- Reboot the healing process in longstanding conditions or injuries
- Inflamed achilles tendons
- Activating muscles and connective tissue
- Increasing blood flow to improve healing
- Stimulate the regeneration of tendons
- Reduce muscle spasticity
- Disintegrate tendon calcifications
- Stimulate collagen production
Shockwave is a superior treatment
- Stimulates the body’s own processes to improve healing and repair
- Does not require needles or injections
- Has a short treatment time, with no down time afterwards
- Does not require medication
- Helps reduce pain and improve healing
- Is non-invasive
- Does not require surgery
Is Shockwave painful?
Is Shockwave suitable for everyone?
We will always let you know whether Shockwave is right for you. The first step is to be assessed by our experienced team. We will discuss your options to come up with the best solution for you.
Most of our patients can have treatment without any issues, but we cannot use Shockwave if you are pregnant, or if you have:
- Acute inflammation
- Blood clotting disorders
- Disturbed sensory and nerve function, such as diabetes
- Had a corticosteroid injection in the same site in the past six weeks
- Prostheses or implants
- Any malignancies
Shockwave is part of our overall biomechanical appointment for sore feet and legs.
Each of these appointments is tailored to your specific needs but can include checking your gait on our research-grade system, dry needling, mobilising or releasing stuck joints, orthotic therapy and prescribing rehabilitation exercises.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Every journey starts with a single step, there’s no need to suffer any longer.
Make an appointment with our experienced podiatrists today.