Shockwave therapy has over the past decade became a prominent treatment option for patients suffering with chronic tendon problems. Shockwave therapy uses pressurised air or electromagnetic pulses to delivers shockwaves to the patients body to help treat a host of ailments including:
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Plantar fasciitis
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Calcific tendonitis
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Tennis elbow


Possible Treatments
High Intensity Pressure Waves
Shockwaves are movements of extremely high pressure caused by, for example, an explosion, an earthquake or a plane breaking the sound barrier. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is the application of Shock Waves in medicine. It is clinically proven that pressure waves, when applied to injured tissues, stimulate metabolic reactions: