Welcome to Legacy Clinic in The Villages, where we offer cutting-edge Shockwave Therapy for effective pain relief and tissue regeneration. Ideal for those seeking non-invasive treatments, our technology utilizes acoustic waves to accelerate healing and alleviate conditions like tendinitis and plantar fasciitis.
Our experienced medical staff ensures personalized care to restore your active lifestyle. Shockwave therapy can help you as it is popular to let go of chronic pain teasing people with serious musculoskeletal issues. Not only this, but it also helps promote healing in the injured areas. In this blog today, we are going to learn about this shockwave process in-depth.
What is shockwave therapy?
A medical treatment, which doctors call as extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), involves the use of high-energy sound waves. But why sound waves? Because they help in stimulating healing in the injured parts of the body. As clear from the name itself, a kind of shock travels through the body in the form of waves to generate acoustic pulses.
It dates back to the time of the 1980s. Yes, earlier it was also used to break down kidney stones. Today, you can observe many doctors and physicians saying that major sports injuries can be treated with shockwave therapy.
How does this treatment work?
The process of this non-invasive therapy for offering relief from pain and ultimate healing to the patients involves the stimulation of endorphins, the pain-relieving substances of the body.
Let us understand below the process involved:
Initial assessment
At the very first, on going to a healthcare provider, they will assess your whole condition. Based on the readings and the assessment, the doctors decide whether your particular situation is perfect for shockwave or not.
Shockwave application
Once the professional gives their hands up to go for the treatment, they keep the device that generates the shockwaves on the affected area of your body. For example: if you are suffering from tendonitis, the instrument will be placed on your respective tendons. Before this step, the chiropractors of Legacy Clinic also apply a gel to help transmit the sound waves more effectively to the affected area and show their effect at their best.
Treatment duration
You can expect this non-invasive treatment to last between 5-15 minutes. The actual duration will depend on the size and complexity of your injury.
Post-treatment
After the therapy, as the professionals say, most of the patients get back to their normal activities easily. However, there are chances that some might experience mild soreness in the affected area.
What are the benefits?
Whether you are suffering from serious Plantar Fasciitis or any other musculoskeletal problem, this treatment offers a range of benefits to everyone:
Noninvasive treatment
At first, this procedure is completely non-invasive and hence includes no use of incisions, or stitches, and guess what, there will be no long recovery times for you. You will experience relief from pain and healing immediately after the shockwave treatment. So if you are someone who wants to avoid the risks and downtime of surgical procedures, this therapy is perfect for you.
Pain relief
This tendinitis treatment can provide a significant reduction of pain very quickly by stimulating the release of endorphins in the body. As these chemicals are natural painkillers, they help patients with chronic pain situations to recover faster than conventional treatments available in the market.
Healing Acceleration
Not only pain relief, but you can also expect an improvement in circulation and encouragement of tissue regeneration in your body, eventually leading to overall healing. If your problems are specifically related to tendon, muscle, or bone damage, shockwave can help prepare the tissues and restore the function of the whole body.
Reduced need for medication
After going through the shockwave process once, many patients have observed that they no longer require any medicines to let go of pain and promote healing. If you have been tired of your long-term reliance on prescription drugs or over-the-counter painkillers, shockwave can offer a reduced need for medication for sure.
Faster recovery
The Villages shockwave treatment processes make sure that you recover quickly at a faster pace from your condition. As it promotes blood flow and reduces inflammation in the body’s affected parts, healing tissues become easier and hence the patients can return to their normal activities faster.
Minimal side effects
The whole process of shockwave is completely noninvasive and, hence, has very few side effects for the patients. However, there are chances that some people might suffer from a bit of discomfort or redness in the treated area. But these side effects will vanish away in no time leaving you completely healed from within.