Tendon Fit with Shockwave Therapy and Rehab
We are responding to the strong evidence in using Shockwave therapy in combination with rehab to improve the health of your tendons.
If you are struggling to see improvement with your long standing tendinopathy, then this service is set up to address this. Conditions such as plantar fasciitis, achilles tendinopathy and tennis elbow are few of many tendon complaints that respond very well to a disciplined approach containing Shockwave therapy and gradual progressive loading of the tendon to return it to full capacity and health.
Shockwave therapy works by sending a pressure wave directly to the injured site. This wave emits a positive and negative pressure resulting in a vibrational effect at a cellular level. What happens next is a reboot of the body’s natural inflammatory response bringing new cells to the area with an increased blood flow also, accelerating healing of the injured tendon or muscle. When someone has a persistent tendon issue, lasting longer than 3 months, the body tends to rely on loading of this tissue to bring about change. It no longer uses its inflammatory response to move tissue repair cells to the area. We know from the research that this natural inflammation when teamed with rehabilitation/loading of the tissue leads to an improvement of overall health of the tendon and/or muscle.
Shockwave and rehab combo service will get you on the correct and most efficient track to recovery. You will be given the appropriate dose of shockwave according to the injury and you will be prescribed the appropriate exercises and how to progress them to ensure gradual progressive loading of the area. We place a lot of emphasis on compliancy with your exercise rehab plan, so we use an app called Physitrack to ensure you are 100% sure of how to carry out the exercises and when to progress/add more weight. This app is shown to really improve compliancy since your physio can observe your sessions and progress.
Shockwave Therapy and rehab combo is effective in the treatment of:
Shockwave is an evidence-based treatment when used in combination with a gradual progressive loading exercise plan. 3-5 shockwave sessions are shown in the research to be an effective dose.
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