Radial Shock Wave Therapy, RSWT, is an evidenced based technology for the treatment of sub-acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. The treatment induces neovascularization and improve blood flow in tissues, stimulating healing processes in inflammatory conditions in tendons, bones, and surrounding tissues, and resulting in pain relief
Treatment consists of six weekly sessions that will be incorporated with chiropractic/rehabilitative therapy and home exercises. Shock wave therapy combined with therapy and exercises have been proven to be more effective in three and twelve month follow up in pain and function than therapy alone without shock wave therapy.
References:
- KarolinaWalewicz, Jakub Taradaj, Katarzyna Rajfur, Kuba Ptaszkowski, Michał Tomasz Kuszewski, Mirosław Sopel & Robert Dymarek (2019) The Effectiveness Of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Pilot Study, Clinical Interventions in Aging, 14:, 1859-1869, DOI: 2147/CIA.S224001
- Jinhui Ma, Yan Yan, Bailiang Wang, Wei Sun, Debo Yue, Weiguo Wang, Effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal shock wave treatment for low back pain: Asystematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs, International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, Volume 43,2022,Pages 39-48,ISSN 1746-0689,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.03.004.
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