Shockwave Therapy is here to help — and it’s now available as a cash-based service!

Struggling with chronic pain, tendonitis, or plantar fasciitis? Shockwave Therapy is here to help — and it’s now available at as a cash-based treatment.

What is SHOCKWAVE?

The shockwave therapy provided by Shockwave Centers of America penetrates deep into your soft tissue, causing a microtrauma or new inflammatory condition to the treated area. This “new injury” triggers your body’s natural healing response once again. The energy emitted into the area also causes the cells in the soft tissue to release certain bio-chemicals that intensify the body’s natural healing process. These bio-chemicals allow for the building of an array of new microscopic blood vessels in the soft tissue.

The strong energy pulses that are applied to the affected area for short periods of time stimulates cells in the body that are responsible for bone and connective tissue healing. In many instances, shockwave therapy treatments have proven to be effective in cases where the human body has not been able to heal itself on its own.

How Does it Work?

The pressure waves from Shockwave create tiny stresses in the injured tissues. This triggers your body to respond by:

Increasing blood flow: Bringing more oxygen and nutrients to the injured area to help it heal.
Releasing growth factors: These natural substances help repair and rebuild tissues.
Stimulating collagen production: Collagen is a key building block for tendons and ligaments.
Breaking down scar tissue: Helping to improve movement and reduce pain.
Reducing pain and inflammation: By affecting nerve signals and reducing swelling.

Shockwave is commonly used for a variety of musculoskeletal problems, including:

Foot and Ankle: Plantar fasciitis (heel pain) , Achilles tendinopathy (pain in the back of the ankle) , heel spurs , Morton’s neuroma (nerve pain in the foot).
Elbow: Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) , golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis).
Knee: Jumper’s kne (patellar tendinopathy) , Osgood-Schlatter disease (knee pain in adolescents).
Shoulder: Rotator cuff tendinopathy , calcific tendinitis , frozen shoulder.
Hip: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (outer hip pain), proximal hamstring tendinopathy.
Other: Shin splints , stress fractures , fracture nonunion (bones that don’t heal), muscle sprains and strains , myofascial pain and trigger points , back and neck pain , carpal tunnel syndrome , spasticity (muscle stiffness).