22 Dec What Is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy?
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is not as difficult to understand than figuring out how it is pronounced and it may be a good option if you have been struggling to find beneficial treatment. This therapy is a noninvasive method that uses pressure waves to treat musculoskeletal condition as shockwaves are generated externally to the body and transmitted from a pad through the skin. The procedure is quick and effective. Intense but short energy waves heal many chronic orthopedic conditions and low-energy shock wave treatments are given as a series of treatment and are described as either not painful or mildly painful. High-energy shock wave treatments are given at one session and anesthesia is often given in the area as the procedure has been described as quite painful.
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy has been found to heal tendon, joint, and muscle conditions often difficult to treat using other methods such as achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy has been one of the most efficient ways to cure your foot problem if you are suffering from plantar fasciitis. About one in ten people will suffer from plantar fasciitis, a condition occurring when a ligament running along the bottom of the foot is torn. When the plantar fasciitis ligament tears, little blood supply reaches the area therefore it becomes very slow process to heal, and as time passes, it becomes inflamed and weakened. Using extracorporeal shock wave therapy has shown significant success in which 80% of patients are relieved from excessive pain. Shockwaves travel through the skin to the damaged ligaments and deep into the area to prompt it to heal.
If you have been feeling discomfort or pain in either foot, it would be in your best interest to visit a podiatrist as they will be able to give you a proper diagnosis and will give you the treatment that would best fit your needs.