Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy uses focused, high-energy sound waves directed at the source of your pain. The same underlying technology has been used in medicine since the 1980s to break up kidney stones; at the lower energy levels used for pain treatment, the sound waves stimulate blood flow and metabolism in the treated tissue, helping the area regenerate and heal.

Years of clinical use have shown that shockwave therapy can address the underlying tissue changes in tendons, ligaments, muscles, and bones that are often the real source of chronic pain, rather than just masking symptoms. When performed by a trained provider, it carries minimal risk and few side effects.

Your first shockwave session starts with an in-depth conversation about your history, followed by a hands-on exam to pinpoint exactly where your pain is coming from.

We apply a skin gel to the treatment area so the sound waves can transfer efficiently into your tissue without losing energy along the way.

Using a handheld applicator, your provider then moves the treatment head over the affected area in a circular motion, delivering the shockwaves directly to the source of your pain.

Treatment time typically runs 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the condition being treated. Most patients need an average of 3 to 6 sessions, spaced about a week apart, to see lasting results.