We specialise in Shockwave for sports injuries. Do you have back issues, neck pain or foot problems? If you have acute pain and have a musculoskeletal pathology that has not responded to conservative treatments such as physiotherapy, rest, steroid injection, ice therapy and pain killers, our Shockwave treatment could give you the relief you need. It’s a modern, safe and highly effective therapy treatment.

Experts in acute pain

So often, people suffering with acute pain try to manage or face surgery. We believe that Shockwave Therapy can provide a successful alternative to surgery. Over the past 13 years it has progressed from a procedure for the treatment of urological solutions to a practice being used by some of the best sports teams in the world to keep their athletes in peak condition. Awareness of this type of treatment has been slow to filter from the professionals to the general population, but we are very fortunate to be able to offer this service to our clients here in our Hythe clinic.

What is Shockwave Therapy?

High intensity waves are passed through the skin to painful areas of muscle and tendon. These break down scar tissue and calcific deposits in damaged tissues, increasing blood flow to the area and stimulating the body’s natural healing process.

What areas can be treated?

Shockwave is perfect for the treatment of most sports injuries such as tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis and achilles tendinitis. We have also found it to be effective in treating injuries of the shoulder, lower back, hip and knee.

What are the advantages?

It has been proven as effective, safe and non-invasive treatment option for tendinopathies and other pathologies of the musculoskeletal system in a multitude of high-quality randomised control trials. (Vasileios Dedes et al, 2018, Effectiveness of safety of shockwave therapy in tendoninopathies, Mater Sociomed).

Evidence for the effectiveness of Shockwave Therapy

A review by the NCBI proves that Shockwave can help and may prevent medical intervention. The article states that Shockwave Therapy reduces pain and increases function. More importantly, it shows that the beneficial effects are maintained over the following 6 months post treatment. This is fantastic news for anyone who is suffering shoulder pain!

Try Shockwave Therapy with our musculoskeletal physiotherapists, the non-surgical answer to becoming pain free! Contact us today to find out more.