What is Shockwave Therapy?
Shockwave is used for the treatment of acute and chronic bone, joint, and tendon injuries, including osteoarthritic conditions. This modality uses acoustic waves to stimulate deep tissues in a focused and precise manner mechanically. The high-intensity sound waves interact with the tissues in the patient’s body, stimulating blood vessels, reducing chronic inflammation, stimulating collagen production, and dissolving calcium buildup. The best results are seen when used in combination with a complete rehabilitation plan.
How does it work?
Shockwave, acoustic compression therapy treats pain and injuries of the musculoskeletal system by triggering the body’s self-healing process. Treatments are mostly very well tolerated by small animals making sedation unnecessary. Animals often experience a decrease of pain and increase in mobility.
The acoustic waves pass through tissue and converge at a point deep within the tissue to produce an intense, extremely short compression. This is translated by cellular membranes as a mechanical stimulus with pin-point accuracy to the affected area.
Benefits of Shockwave Therapy
- Locates and alleviates musculoskeletal pain
- Stimulates natural cellular healing processes
- Remodels tissue
- Non-Invasive and holistic
- Simple, safe, and effective
- Help speed healing of soft tissue injuries
- Manage chronic pain for 6-12 months
- Promotes circulation
- Injury recovery