We are all too aware how frustrating it is if you have been experiencing a long term Chronic Injury that takes you away from the activity you love. If you are in this situation this is the answer you are looking for, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)Beginning of Shockwave Therapy?
The scientific basis of ESWT stems from the technology using acoustic shockwaves to break up kidney stones without the need for invasive surgery. Patients were finding that other unrelated aches and pains were also disappearing after kidney stone treatment. Despite shockwave therapy being used for around a quarter of a century, it is only fairly recently that scientists started to consider shockwaves as a viable treatment to heal other tissue injuries. Specialist machines have now been developed for practitioners to use on other parts of the body; specialized to specifically help to treat musculoskeletal conditions.