Shockwave Therapy at Inline Health Chiropractic
(Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, or ESWT.)
Inline health practitioners offer the latest Radial and focused shockwave therapy. Shockwave therapy is the latest non invasive medical treatment used to target increased blood flow, vascularisation and tissue regeneration. It can break down calcific tissue and overstimulates nerve endings resulting in pain reduction and triggering the bodies natural healing response.
The treatment uses soundwaves far greater than the older ultrasound devices, enhancing cells, muscles, nitrogen oxides, microcirculation, fibroblasts, and tissue tension, fractional shock waves allow you to bid farewell to sub-health, accelerate bone remodelling and healing, and safely and effectively solve various pain problems.
Treatments Generally last 3-5 minutes and need to be completed 2 times per week a few days apart for a minimum of 3 weeks. This regime will be altered by your practitioner when required. Physiotherapists and Chiropractors will use this device to assist in their treatment routines. Please book either a new patient consultation if it is your 1st time at the clinic or a standard appointment if you have been to our practice before. This treatment is covered by your private health insurance, NDIS plan, Medicare plan, Work safe or TAC plan.
Common conditions treated by the shockwave device include:
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Calcific tendonitis
- Patella tendinopathy
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Trochanteric tendonitis
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lower back pain
- Aniso myalgia
- Shin splints
- Shoulder based tendonitis
- Pain caused by bowel movements
- Myofascial pain and muscle strains
- Tennis elbow
- Golfers elbow
- Osgood Schlatter’s disease
- Fracture healing
Your practitioner will talk you through the conditions that are contraindicated and not applicable to this therapy.
Sources:
The Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Monotherapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Author links open overlay panel Magdalena Stania PhD a,Jitka Malá PhD b,Daria Chmielewska PhD
a Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
b Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Physiotherapy Department, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
c Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland Received 24 November 2022, Revised 15 April 2023, Accepted 30 April 2023, Available online 14 June 2023, Version of Record 18 November 2023.
The Clinical Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Combined With Platelet-Rich Plasma and Exercise for Lateral Epicondylitis: Prospective Randomized Sham-Controlled Ultrasonographic Study
Author links open overlay panel Ali İzzet Akçin MD a,Nuran Eyvaz MD b,Ümit Dündar MD b,Hasan Toktaş MD b,Hilal Yeşil MD b,Selma Eroğlu MD b,Sevda Adar MD b
a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Şanlıurfa Balıklıgöl State Hospital, Şanlıurfa
b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Received 13 June 2024, Revised 6 January 2025, Accepted 7 January 2025, Available online 20 January 2025.
The efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis Author links open overlay panel Huanzhi Ma, Wei Zhang, Jun Shi, Dongsheng Zhou, Jian Wang
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, 250021, China
Received 12 November 2019, Revised 9 January 2020, Accepted 14 January 2020, Available online 21 January 2020, Version of Record 27 January 2020.
