Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (r-ESWT) is an evidence based treatment that involves passing low energy pressure waves into damaged tissues to increase blood flow and stimulate repair whilst reducing pain and allowing your body to restart it's own natural healing process.
In particular, the technology offers significant improvements in treating persistent tendon issues like achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow and rotator cuff related shoulder pain.
Shockwave therapy has been used since the 1980's for the non-surgical treatment of kidney stones, fast forward 40 years and it is now used to treat many areas of the body.
Radial shockwaves are low energy pressure waves that are delivered into damaged tissues such as tendons and muscle, this increases blood flow, has an analgesic effect and stimulates the body's natural repair and regeneration processes.
This treatment is widely used in physiotherapy, podiatry, osteopathy, sports medicine and orthopaedics to provide fast pain relief and increased mobility.
Shockwave therapy is clinically proven, recognised by the top orthopaedic hospitals and used by high-profile professional sports bodies.
I am able to sleep on my left side, I can walk further, and I can dance more without the intense pain. I can highly recommend the shock wave therapy; it has definitely helped my symptoms.
Shockwave therapy can help with plantar fasciitis, myofascial pain and chronic tendonopathies such as:
Our treatments are fast, effective, evidence-based, providing a non-invasive alternative to surgery or medications. With sessions typically lasting just 20 minutes, Shockwave Therapy at Action First physiotherapy is designed to fit into your life effortlessly, offering rapid relief and a high success rate for an enhanced quality of life.
After only 2-3 sessions, many patients report complete pain relief or significant pain reduction. The therapy eliminates pain or restores mobility, thus improving your quality of life. In chronic conditions alone, an overall success rate ranges from 60-80% when other therapeutic treatments were unsuccessful.
You will need an initial assessment to ascertain if this type of treatment is suitable for you. The cost is:
30 minute assessment £38
Shockwave therapy per session £60
The amount of sessions will vary dependant on the type of conditions being treated. As a rule 3-6 treatment sessions are advised. Sessions last about 20-30 minutes.
