Shockwave & Laser Therapy

Shockwave Therapy can be used to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions, in particular, those involving areas where major connective tissue attaches to the bone. Common sites that can be successfully treated are:

• Jumper's Knee - Jumper’s knee is an inflammation or injury of the patellar tendon felt as pain, tenderness and functional deficit. This condition may interfere with or even end your sporting career regardless of age and is difficult to treat. 
• Tennis Elbow - Tennis elbow is a frequent condition occurring in up to 10% of the general population. Unfortunately, the conservative treatment of epicondylitis is lengthy (rest), includes medication (painkillers, steroid injections), and often needs repetition. Shockwave therapy on the other hand offers a rather prompt pain relief and cure with the efficiency of over 70% in just a maximum of 5 treatments.
• Insertional Pain - Pain in the muscle insertions typically occurs due to repetitive or prolonged activities placing strain on a particular tendon.
•  Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome - Medial tibial stress syndrome typically occurs due to activities placing large amounts of stress through the tibialis anterior muscle. These activities may include fast walking or running (especially up or downhill or on hard or uneven surfaces) or sporting activity (such as kicking sports). You are usually restricted from such activities for prolonged periods of time.
• Hip Pain - With age and use, the cartilage can wear down or become damaged. Muscles and tendons in the hip can get overused. The hip bone itself can be fractured during a fall or other injury. Any of these conditions can lead to pain and damage in the hip area.
• Shoulder Pain - Pain of the shoulder can be caused by e.g. calcifications, impingement syndrome or frozen shoulder and feel like a dull to severe pain and limit your daily life.
• Heel Spur - Calcium deposit on the underside of the heel bone (heel spur) is closely associated with scarring or inflammation of the plantar fascia (plantar fasciitis). Either of the indications or combined can limit your daily activities. 
• Chronic Tendinopathy - Cumulated microtraumas from repetitive overloading can result in chronic tendinopathy (tendinitis or tendinosis). Tendinopathies at various areas of the body are a widespread diagnosis of both the active persons and the general population.
• Calcifications - Calcifying tendinitis is a chronic pain disorder that is characterized by calcifications in rotator cuff tendons. Such condition causes pain and range of motion limitations. 

We can assure you that laser therapy does NOT hurt and it is SAFE! Before receiving a new type of care that you might not be fully comfortable with, it is understandable to be reluctant or worried.

Laser treatments work by injecting photons into the tissues surrounding the affected region. These photons enable the damaged area to relieve pain, energize cells, and improve circulation.It’s important to note that depending on the type of laser used, you can feel little or no sensation at all during a laser treatment.

Procedures usually last 2-10 minutes, and patients begin to see results after just a few short sessions. You should expect to feel light, soothing warmth from the laser, which many patients describe as relaxing!