Shock Wave Therapy

Chronic pain in tendons, muscles, or joints is often caused by prolonged incorrect strain or impaired healing processes. Shock wave therapy is a modern, non-invasive procedure that uses targeted pulses to stimulate blood circulation, activate healing processes, and reduce pain in the long term.

Extracorporeal focused shockwave therapy (ESWT) has developed into a groundbreaking new form of treatment in orthopedics in recent years.

Using high-energy sound waves, patients for whom conservative treatment options have been exhausted can be treated. In most cases, the patient can avoid surgery. Shockwaves are acoustic sound waves that are precisely focused at a specific point (focus) where they exert their effect. Shockwave therapy is a tissue-sparing treatment that is performed on an outpatient basis and spares the patient the need for surgery.

Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses have shown that ESWT leads to improved function and reduced pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

The following conditions can be successfully treated with ESWT:
Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, Knee joint osteoarthritis (gonarthrosis), Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), Golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), Heel spur (calcaneal periostosis), Achilles tendon pain (Achilles tendinopathy), Muscle tension (tendomyopathy).