If you've ever experienced frozen shoulder or know someone who has, you understand how challenging it can be, often leading to significant pain and long-lasting mobility issues. Frozen shoulder is…
A recent paper on using shockwave for degenerative meniscus tears shows significant changes in the meniscus that you can actually observe on an MRI due to the use of shockwave. …
A recent study on grade IV knee osteoarthritis, which is considered severe osteoarthritis compared Physical Therapy alone to physical therapy combined with shockwave therapy. The group receiving Shockwave therapy…
This new meta-analysis that compared shockwave to corticosteroid injections for plantar fasciitis – after looking at 16 studies and over 1,000 patients they concluded that shockwave was more effective at…
This meta-analysis looked at 11 studies and concluded, “ESWT produces greater short-term (<12 months) and long-term (>12 months) improvements in pain and function compared with nonoperative treatments including rest, footwear…
This meta-analysis looked at 16 other randomized control trials for shockwave application for rotator cuff tendinopathies and concluded, “Extracorporeal shock waves can also effectively loosen adhesion tissue and relieve soft…
This meta-analysis looked at 19 studies and concluded "The results revealed significant moderate evidence of the safety and efficacy of general ESWT in increasing the treatment success rate, reducing pain,…
This meta-analysis looked at 45 other studies on the effectiveness of shockwave on tendinopathies including Achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow and rotator cuff tendinopathy and concluded, “This study suggests…