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Body, Foot & Leg Clinic | Glasgow

Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy is clinically proven by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence.

Based in Glasgow, near George Cross

Professional Shockwave Therapy Treatments

Shockwave therapy is the application of intense sound energy into stubborn damaged tissue to promote degeneration. Shockwave therapy is clinically proven and recommended by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

  • Widely used in physiotherapy, podiatry and sports medicine
  • Urology
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Beauty therapy: cellulite and skin tightening

In orthopaedics shockwave therapy is highly effective in treating a whole range of muscle, tendon, ligament and bone injuries. These include: Tendinopathies of the lower leg, ankle, foot, knee, hip, shoulder such as achilles tendinopathy, plantarfasciitis, tennis elbow and golfers elbow.

What is Shockwave Therapy?

Radial shockwave therapy works to treat muscle, tendons and ligaments whereas focus shockwave therapy works to treat bone injuries. The therapy eliminates pain, restore full mobility and greatly improves quality of life, with beneficial effects typically experienced after only 1-2 sessions.

The radial shockwave machines is the most utilised of the two, likely because it is the most cost efficient. The Foot and Leg Clinic are proud to offer shockwave therapy to our patients and as such have invested in the most expensive radial shockwave therapy machine in the market meaning we can provide the highest energy levels into tissue with the greatest chance of tissue healing. Our machine also allows us to provide shockwave treatment with ultrasound guidance meaning the clinician can see the tissue damage on the ultrasound screen exactly whilst they apply the shockwave treatment.

A minimum of three shockwave therapy sessions, preferably one week apart, are required as part of the treatment course. It is very possible that a further short block of sessions is required after this first block.

Other factors influence the tissue recovery rate and response such as:

  • Poor biomechanics
  • Excess processed food and sugar
  • Dehydration
  • Stress

It can take up to three months to realistically gauge the response to shockwave therapy because it takes this length of time for tissue to regenerate.

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