How we fix your problem

HISTORY TAKING AND ASSESSMENT
In order to identify what’s actually causing your pain, we will take the time understand how it happened. We will review not only the mechanisms of the injury but also look at all the others aspects that might affect it. We will discuss your medical history, your hobbies and interests, your occupation and build an overall picture of your aims and goals.

EXPLANATION OF FINDINGS
We will then run a full assessment and look at your posture, your ability to move, your muscle strength and power, and establishing a baseline will help us quantify your pain and muscle/tendon weakness before your first ESWT session.

We will discuss our findings and provide as clear a diagnosis as possible. More importantly, we will explain the underling reasons for your pain and injury.

TREATMENT, REHAB & FOLLOW UP
We recommend 3 sessions with a one-week interval between each session. Some conditions might need more sessions.

An ESWT session lasts around 15 minutes. Depending on your condition, you might only need EWST or it may form part of a “normal” physio session.

EWST on its own works well but optimal outcomes are reached when the right physio protocol is in place. For optimal benefits, you will need to strengthen the affected area and most probably the adjacent joints and muscles as well.

Further physio sessions will be organised to make sure you recover as well as you should.

Shockwave therapy pricing

Physio assessment + 3 shockwave sessions package - £280

Three shockwave sessions - £220

EWST session + physio session (30 min in total) - £100

Please note that you will need a physiotherapy assessment prior to your ESWT treatment to confirm that ESWT is a good option for your condition

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What is Extracorporeal shockwave (“ESWT”) therapy?

Extracorporeal shockwave (“ESWT”) is a non-invasive, safe, and proven treatment method to help patients with chronic tendon injury or pain (also known as tendinopathy) and bone injury (malunion, stress fracture, Severs’ and Osgood Schlatter’s disease). Recent studies have also shown that ESWT can decrease pain and improve function in patients suffering from osteoarthritis.

Shockwave Therapy has been shown to

1. reduce inflammation,

2. decrease pain, and

3. promote the regeneration of healthy tissues by producing new small arteries (angiogenesis) and stimulating the production of collagen through the proliferation of fibroblasts within the damaged tissues.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy- One of the best solutions to treat tendon, joint and bone pain.

How does it work?

A metal projectile is fired within a guiding tube that strikes a metal applicator placed on the skin. The projectile generates stress waves in the applicator that transmit pressure waves into tissue. As this pressure decreases, a negative pressure called tensile phase is formed. It is during this tensile phase that cavitation is formed. Both the compression phase and the cavitation phase seem to have important therapeutic effects.

Our device : The EMS Dolorclast

We decided to use the new EMS Dolorclast radial shockwave device at the clinic. As we know that both the compression phase and the cavitation phase have an important therapeutic effect, it made sense to choose this device which has been shown to have the best cavitation effect on tissues and also the best energy output on the market. Only the best for our patients!

For more information about the EMS Dolorclast, please visit www.ems-dolorclast.com

Pain and discomfort during and after treatment (anaesthesia is not necessary)

Reddening of the skin
Petechia
Swelling and numbness of the skin over the treatment area

These adverse events usually disappear within 36 hours of treatment.

Potential Side-effects

When performed properly, RSWT with the Swiss DolorClast® has only minimal risks.

Typical device-related non-serious adverse events are: