The focused shock wave therapy

A focused shock wave device generates sound waves that are transmitted through a cone-shaped applicator to the injured or painful tissue. These sound waves stimulate the cells on site and thus activate self-healing. In addition, slowly conducting nerve fibres are overstimulated and thus the pain transmission is suppressed.

Shock wave therapy offers a scientifically proven, non-surgical alternative, especially for complaints of the musculoskeletal system, which often occur after injuries or chronic overstraining.

Treatable clinical pictures:

• Achilles tendon pain (achillodynia)
• Muscle tension (myofascial pain)
• Calcific shoulder (tendinosis calcarea)
• Tennis elbow / golfer's elbow (epicondylitis)
• Heel spur (fasciitis plantaris)
• Patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee)
• Tibial edge syndrome
• Hip pain (tendinopathy/trochanteric bursitis)
• Gluteal pain (piriformis syndrome)
• Bone marrow oedema
• Back pain with osteochondrosis
• Herniated disc
• Urological disorders (erectile dysfunction)
• Delayed / non-healing bone fractures (pseudoarthrosis)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
• Sulcus nervi ulnaris syndrome (SNUS)
• Peroneal nerve syndrome
• Wound healing disorders

Course of treatment

Each treatment is preceded by a thorough clinical examination and, if necessary, an ultrasound examination to confirm the diagnosis and to narrow down the affected area.

The shock wave device is then adjusted accordingly and the treatment is carried out with the maximum tolerable intensity for the patient. This means that the patient determines the intensity of the treatment himself, depending on his pain tolerance!

A treatment usually lasts 15 to 20 minutes.

Depending on the symptoms, 3-5 sessions are carried out at intervals of 1-2 weeks.

As mentioned above, the stimulation of the damaged cells leads to a reactivation of the self-healing process and thus to a cell activation and tissue healing that goes beyond the duration of the treatment.

Of course, focused shock wave therapy is only one component of a holistic pain therapy and other treatment approaches are also required, such as physiotherapy, stretching exercises, dietary changes, balancing deficiencies and, as a short-term measure, the use of classic pain medication.

Price per session: € 90,-