Shockwave Therapy is an acoustic wave therapy that is targeted to treat chronic tendon injuries like tendinosis that can occur in your extremities. The therapy is very effective for Rotator cuff tendons, Achilles tendon injuries, hamstring injuries, as well as knee and elbow injuries. Treatments only take a few minutes and usually are complete after 6-8 sessions. Once complete, targeted physical therapy will complete the healing of the tendon and prevent it from re-occurring.
Tendons by nature, have very poor blood supply, so when they get injured during your life they don't heal very well. That is where Shockwave technology can help by stimulating blood flow to the damaged tendon tissue, the tendon can then repair itself. If significant tears are present in the tendons, then a more aggressive approach with PRP is usually appropriate to facilitate healing. The good news for you is that we offer shockwave and have a specialist who performs PRP injections.