At SFL Chiropractic Sports Medicine & Pain Management, serving Delray Beach, FL, and the surrounding area, Dr. Jack Walker helps patients with a variety of musculoskeletal problems. Sometimes, that treatment may include shockwave therapy, which uses sound energy.
General Information
Shockwave therapy consists of sound energy being directed at a particular area of your body where you're having pain. As an example, we'll use your back. When you receive shockwave therapy in Delray Beach, FL, the purpose of the therapy is to stimulate healing in that part of your body. While it's encouraging your back to heal itself, it also eases your pain.
During treatment, it promotes the creation of new vessels to encourage blood flow and deliver necessary nutrients.
The treatment will also lessen any hyperstimulation.
Who Qualifies for Shockwave Therapy
Most patients who have certain musculoskeletal issues are eligible for the procedure. It's non-invasive and isn't known to cause many side effects. In fact, patients who undergo the treatment tend to only have tingling, numbness, pain, swelling, and minor bruising immediately afterward. These ease up not long after the treatment.
Before our practitioner recommends the treatment, he'll give you a thorough evaluation to ensure you don't have any problems that could interfere with its safety.
What We Use Shockwave Therapy to Treat
After your evaluation, our practitioner may recommend shockwave therapy if you have any of the following:
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Tennis or golfer's elbow
- Jumper or runner's knee
- Various back issues
- Hip pain
Keep in mind that these are only a few examples, and we may recommend this treatment for other issues as well.
Benefits
For one, it's a natural treatment that causes few to no side effects, and the ones that do arise are mild. If you've tried methods like rest and ice to heal your injury and had no luck, it could enhance your recovery.
It's also an option if you'd like to avoid surgery or would like to use surgery as a last resort.
While some patients do report some discomfort during treatment, it's short-lived. There's a good chance you won't feel much, especially since our practitioner will apply a numbing gel to the area to prevent it from occurring. And once the treatment is over, that stops.
Fortunately, if you're short on time, this treatment could still be for you. It only takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
SFL Chiropractic Sports Medicine & Pain Management's Dr. Walker provides shockwave therapy to patients in and around Delray Beach, FL. It can help you to heal and get back to doing what you love without all the pain.
Book an appointment today by calling 561-495-4357.