Shockwave Therapy in Littleton CO

Let your body’s own innate healing responses do the hard work by increasing blood flow and decreasing inflammation. Shockwave technology calls your body’s own repairman to heal tissue from the inside out, without the use of drugs or surgery.

We are pleased to offer Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy at Littleton Chiropractic. ESWT is a non-surgical procedure used to heal chronic plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, tennis elbow, shoulder tendonitis, and other chronic conditions. These conditions can impact the quality of your life and mean that you’re unable to exercise or do the things you enjoy.

You may have to take regular pain relief medication, which still doesn’t always relieve your pain and discomfort, and can cause you to develop side effects. Sometimes, surgery can seem like your only option, which is daunting and not without risk.

ESWT benefits patients because their condition can be treated extracorporeally, meaning outside of the body. Since ESWT is non-invasive, no lengthy recovery period and virtually no side effects or time off from work.

Shockwave therapy is an innovative therapy that can target specific pain in the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments. It’s a non-invasive treatment that can be delivered on an out patient basis and gives significant or total relief of pain in the vast majority of patients.

Take the first step toward relief by calling us today. Imagine your life …pain free!

History Of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

In the 1960s and 1970s, scientists began investigating the potential use of shockwaves on human tissue, and by the mid 1980s, shock waves were being used as a lithotripsy treatment to break up kidney stones and gallstones. This marked the beginning of non-invasive technologies for treating human tissues.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), also known as shockwave therapy, was first used in clinical practice in 1982 to treat urologic conditions. This technology’s success in the treatment of urinary stones quickly established it as a first-line, noninvasive, and effective method. Following that, ESWT was investigated in orthopedics, where it was discovered that it could loosen the cement in total hip arthroplasty revisions. Furthermore, animal studies conducted in the 1980s revealed that ESWT could improve fracture healing by augmenting the bone-cement interface, increasing osteogenic response, and improving osteogenic response. While shockwave therapy has been shown to aid in fracture healing, the majority of orthopedic research has concentrated on upper and lower extremity tendinopathies, fasciopathies, and soft tissue conditions.

Shock wave therapy has been used to treat certain musculoskeletal disorders for about 15 years.

ESWT employs a series of low-energy acoustic waves delivered to the patient’s skin via a transducer and a topical gel as a medium. It is completely non-invasive and does not necessitate the use of anesthesia or pain medications.

Shockwaves work by stimulating tissue repair and reducing pain by activating the body’s innate healing mechanisms. After just one treatment session, many patients report significant pain relief.

Patients may experience temporary swelling and tenderness at the treatment site because ESWT causes an inflammatory response, which is the body’s healing mechanism. This is a healthy healing response that should not be suppressed with anti-inflammatory drugs.

Shockwave therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of tendinopathies, which are often slow to heal, as well as tendinosis, a degenerative condition of injured tendons. It is also beneficial in the healing of non-union bone fractures.

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