Musculoskeletal care

Shockwave Therapy

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a non-invasive treatment that delivers focused acoustic energy into injured tissue. Increasingly used by leading musculoskeletal centers, it stimulates blood flow, collagen remodeling, and the body's natural healing response — without surgery or medication.

Shockwave is especially valuable for stubborn, chronic tendon and fascia pain that hasn't fully responded to rest, physical therapy, or injections.
Clinician applying shockwave therapy device to a patient's back

What it treats

Best for tendon, fascia, and soft-tissue pain.

  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Achilles tendinopathy
  • Tennis & golfer's elbow
  • Patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee)
  • Rotator cuff tendinopathy
  • Hip & gluteal tendinopathy
  • Trigger points & myofascial pain
  • Stubborn chronic soft-tissue pain
Shockwave therapy applied to shoulder and neck
Shockwave therapy treatment on patient's knee

Why shockwave

A new wave for musculoskeletal care.

Acoustic shockwaves create controlled mechanical stress in tissue. That stress restarts a healing cascade in tendons that have been "stuck" — often for months or years.

01

Non-invasive

No needles, no surgery, no anesthesia. Acoustic waves are delivered through a handheld applicator.

02

Drug-free

An alternative — or complement — to NSAIDs, steroid injections, and long pain regimens.

03

Stimulates repair

Mechanical waves trigger neovascularization, collagen remodeling, and a fresh healing response in chronic tissue.

04

Quick visits

Most sessions take 10–20 minutes in office. A typical course is 3–6 weekly treatments.

What to expect

In and out in about 20 minutes.

Most patients feel improvement within a few sessions. Results often continue to build for weeks after the final treatment as tissue remodels.

01

Evaluate

We confirm the diagnosis and rule out anything that needs imaging or a different treatment path.

02

Map the area

We locate the painful tendon or fascia and apply ultrasound gel to the treatment site.

03

Deliver waves

Focused or radial acoustic pulses are delivered for 5–15 minutes. Mild discomfort is normal and brief.

04

Reload

We pair treatment with a tendon-loading plan so the new healing actually holds.

Tired of nagging tendon pain?

Schedule a consultation and let's see if shockwave therapy is the right next step for you.

Educational reference: Mayo Clinic — "Shockwave treatment: a new wave for musculoskeletal care." Treatment recommendations are individualized after a physician evaluation.

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