Do you Have Chronic Pain?
Located Behind Surrey Memorial Inside the Medical Arts Building, Suite #214 13710 94 A Ave. Surrey, BC V3V 1N1
Shockwave Therapy in Orthopedics has been clinically researched and proven in journals such as American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Foot & Ankle International, American Journal of Orthopedics, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research and more!
What is shockwave?
Shock waves are high-energy acoustic (sound) waves that are used to penetrate the skin to treat an injured area in the body. There is a high release of energy at the soft tissue/bone interface. The release of energy from the shock waves within the region of the affected tissues and the resultant compression and tension of cells creates a positive physiological effect. Mechano-transduction is the physiological effect thought to be responsible for stimulating normal and injured cells to produce healing factors.
Evidence based success rates
More than 80% of patients report improvement after the first treatment of the program. Most studies report a full healing rate of 65-85% after completion of the treatment program.
How does it work?
ShockWave Therapy involves using a hand-held probe to focus shock waves on the affected tissue and surrounding healthy tissue to induce a physiological response that will initiate healing. It is important to accurately define the treatment area through appropriate diagnostics. We do that through taking the patient’s concise pain history, palpation, x-rays, ultrasound, MRI etc. This ensures the most effective delivery of shock waves into the affected region. When applied to the skin, it allows an increased blood supply to the treat area by stimulation of neovascularization and growth factors. Other benefits of ShockWave Therapy include:
• Re-initiates stagnant healing processes in chronic injuries
• Decreased inflammatory processes
• Stimulates osteoclasts and fibroblasts to rebuild injured tissues
• Facilitates resorption of calcifications in tendons and