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With the ability to reach a depth of 3cm, Radial Shockwave Therapy has been proven to treat many musculoskeletal conditions including rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy, tennis and golfers elbow, hip bursitis, patellar tendonitis, shin splints, achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, and acute and chronic pain in the back, shoulder, neck, etc.
Boost your therapeutic skills
With the CPD training course on offer, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to use shockwave therapy technology safely and effectively.
This course is meticulously designed to ensure you gain a thorough understanding of shockwave therapy, not product features and selling points - your learning is what's important to us.
Backed by medical research
Shockwave Therapy works by the emission of acoustic waves (shockwaves) that carry energy through tissues, resulting in biological effects that are nothing short of incredible.
There are two types of shockwave delivery - radial and focused.
Numerous publications have proven the efficacy and safety of both radial and focused Shockwave Therapy for the treatment of many musculoskeletal disorders, including osteoarthritis and different types of tendinopathies (Simplicio et al., 2020).
It has been clinically proven to treat sub-acute injuries and stubborn chronic issues throughout the body, including musculoskeletal conditions in the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, lower back, hip, knee, foot and ankle.
These waves propagate through muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and meniscus, producing many beneficial effects including the following:
Rapid pain relief
This non-invasive treatment uses high energy acoustic waves which results in rapid pain relief in most cases by - Reduction of pain-related neuropeptides - Hyperstimulation of pain receptors - Alteration of pain neurotransmission (Ryskalin et al. 2022)
Regenerate Tissue
Shockwave Therapy can lead to tissue regeneration and significant alleviation of pain, improving functional outcomes in injured tissue through the combination of: - pain relief - vascularisation - protein biosynthesis - cell proliferation - neuro protection - chondro (cartilage) protection - destruction of calcium deposits in musculoskeletal structures. (Simplicio et al., 2020).
Break up calcifications
According to Ko & Cho (2024), Shockwave Therapy has been shown to: - Electromechanically stimulate cells and fibrotic tissues - Enhance cellular metabolism - Disintegrate and pneumatically remove damaged tissue - Increase blood and lymphatic microcirculation. As a result, SWT is effective in removing calcifications (Ioppolo et al., 2013).
Form new blood vessels
Shockwave Therapy can facilitate the formation of new blood vessels by enhancing endothelial cell proliferation and migration. These are the two key events that occur during angiogenesis (the generation of new blood vessels). (Sundaram et al., 2018).
Stimulate stem cells
As stated by Kou et. al (2024), Shockwave Therapy as a non-invasive therapy has shown great application potential in enhancing the proliferation, differentiation, migration, and recruitment of stem cells. Shock waves are known to stimulate the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells; a type of versatile stem cell that has the ability to transform into various types of cells (van der Jagt et al., 2011).
Release growth hormone
When mesenchymal stem cells are stimulated by shock waves, they can be differentiated towards osteoprogenitors. This results in the expression of osteogenic-related growth hormones, which can induce bone repair. (van der Jagt et al., 2011).
References
Ioppolo, F., Tattoli, M., Di Sante, L., Venditto, T., Tognolo, L., Delicata, M., Rizzo, R. S., Di Tanna, G., & Santilli, V. (2013). Clinical Improvement and Resorption of Calcifications in Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder After Shock Wave Therapy at 6 Months’ Follow-Up: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(9), 1699–1706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.01.030
Ko, J., & Cho, S. B. (2024). Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Low‐Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Various Conditions of Deep Dermal and Subdermal Fibrosis. Skin Research and Technology, 30(10), e70082-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.70082Kou, D., Chen, Q., Wang, Y., Xu, G., Lei, M., Tang, X., Ni, H., & Zhang, F. (2024). The application of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on stem cells therapy to treat various diseases. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 15(1), 271–14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-024-03888-w
Simplicio, C. L., Purita, J., Murrell, W., Santos, G. S., dos Santos, R. G., & Lana, J. F. S. D. (2020). Extracorporeal shock wave therapy mechanisms in musculoskeletal regenerative medicine. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 11(Suppl 3), S309–S318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2020.02.004
Sundaram, S., Sellamuthu, K., Nagavelu, K., Suma, H. R., Das, A., Narayan, R., Chakravortty, D., Gopalan, J., & Eswarappa, S. M. (2018). Stimulation of angiogenesis using single-pulse low-pressure shock wave treatment. Journal of Molecular Medicine (Berlin, Germany), 96(11), 1177–1187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-018-1690-1
van der Jagt, O. P., Piscaer, T. M., Schaden, W., Li, J., Kops, N., Jahr, H., van der Linden, J. C., Waarsing, J. H., Verhaar, J. A. N., de Jong, M., & Weinans, H. (2011). Unfocused Extracorporeal Shock Waves Induce Anabolic Effects in Rat Bone. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 93(1), 38–48. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.01535