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Shockwave Therapy for Sports Injuries

Shockwave therapy (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, ESWT) delivers focused acoustic pulses to injured tendons, ligaments and muscles — triggering blood-flow, breaking down scar tissue, and prompting genuine healing where chronic injuries had stalled. It's the standard of care for tendinopathy in modern sports medicine.

How it works

The mechanism

Each pulse creates micro-trauma that resets the chronic inflammatory loop, boosts VEGF and growth factor release, and stimulates fibroblast activity. Over a treatment course, the tissue genuinely remodels — pain drops because the tissue actually heals, not because it's masked.

Who it's for

Best candidates

  • Tennis elbow, golfer's elbow
  • Achilles and patellar tendinopathy
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Rotator cuff and chronic shoulder pain
  • Any tendinopathy stuck after 3+ months of conservative care

Protocol

3–6 weekly sessions, ~15 minutes each. You can usually keep training between sessions.

Timeline

Pain often drops after 2–3 sessions. Full healing continues for 8–12 weeks after the last session.

What to expect

Side effects & considerations

Brief discomfort during treatment. Mild soreness for 24–48 hours, often followed by noticeable pain relief.

Frequently asked

Shockwave Therapy for Sports Injuries FAQs

Pairs well with

Related treatments

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