Therapeutic shockwaves were introduced as a medical treatment for eliminating kidney stones without causing skin injury, over 20 years ago. Some of the side effects discovered while using this treatment, were the bone healing and accelerated tissue healing results on the areas submitted to shockwave treatment. Today the use of radial shockwaves or Radial Pressures Waves (RPW) has been successfully extended to other therapeutic and wellness applications such as:
- shoulder calcifications
- insertional tendonitis
- muscle trigger points
- muscle and connective tissue activation
- acupuncture therapy
- cellulite treatment
- body shaping
- lymphatic drainage
- medical massage
Radial Pressure Waves is an excellent non invasive treatment method with very few negative side effects, for indications that are normally very difficult to treat.
For these indications we now know that RPW is a treatment method that reduces pain as well as improves function and quality of life.
Radial Pressure Wave therapy is indicated for:
Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrP)
- Localising and deactivating trigger points
Activation of Muscle and Connective Tissue
- Increasing circulation
- Pulse vibration massage
Disorder of Tendon Insertions
- Plantar Fasciitis, heel pain, or heel spur
- Tendinosis calcarea/supraspinatus-tendon
- Radial and ulnar humeral epicondylitis
- Achillodynia
- Retropatellar pain syndrome
- Tibial edge syndrome
- Proximal Iliotibial band friction syndrome/trochanteric
- Insertional tendonitis