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Shockwave therapy

Shockwave therapy

Acoustic wave impulses are given into treatment zone.

Shockwave therapy

Acoustic wave impulses are given into treatment zone. The most therapeutic effect from shockwave therapy appears in more dense tissues and on the line of tissue separation: bone-tendon, muscle-band and so on, under the influence of shock wave appears local strengthening of blood flow, change of
permeability of the cell membranes
, activation of metabolism and regeneration of cellular ion exchange. This way intense excretion of final products of catabolism is provided, stimulation of tissue reconstructive processes happen, anti-inflammatory and anti-edemic processes happen. Shockwave therapy breaks down circle of painful impulses that leads to fast reduction and stopping of pain syndrome.

Advantages:

  • Fast stopping of pain without analgesics;
  • Noninvasive method of treatment in orthopedics and traumatology;
  • Possibility to use this therapy at chronic disease state and when disease appears for the first time.

Recommended indications:

  • Shoulder joint;
  • Elbow joint;
  • Wrist joint;
  • Hip joint;
  • Knee joint;
  • Foot.

Contradictions:

  • Hemophilia;
  • Usage of anticoagulants;
  • Thrombosis;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Polyneuropathy with diabetes;
  • Acute inflammation in zone of influence;
  • Presence of malignant tumors;
  • Glucocorticoids therapy six weeks before the first procedure;
  • Children under 18 years old.

 

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