When chronic pain enters your life, it is an unstoppable force that affects your day-to-day activity, making simple tasks such as walking, lifting, or even sleeping very difficult to accomplish. For a lot of people, surgery may feel like the only solution. But what if there was a noninvasive, effective treatment that could help you avoid the operating room? That’s where
Shockwave Therapy comes in.
Queenston Physiotherapy & Wellness strives to provide a safe and advanced alternative to costly operations. In this blog post, we’ll investigate whether shockwave therapy is a realistic alternative to surgery — and for whom.
What Is Shockwave Therapy?
Shockwave treatment is a non-surgical alternative to tendinopathy treatment without the need for injections that send high-intensity sound waves into the injured area. It’s used to treat conditions of:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
- Calcific shoulder tendinitis
- Chronic muscle pain
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Erectile dysfunction (in men)
The therapy increases blood flow, breaks up scar tissue, and enhances cell regeneration, allowing the body to heal itself naturally.
When Is Shockwave Therapy a Suitable Alternative?
You’ll be a great candidate for Shockwave therapy if:
- Chronic but not acutely worsening pain is what you express
- You have already tried rest, physical therapy, or medications with no or limited success
- You are looking for non-surgical alternatives before proceeding with surgery
- Your medical doctor or physiotherapist considers you don’t need surgery right now
It’s not ideal for everyone. But in cases of extensive structural damage, full tendinial tears, and/or advanced joint arthritis, we may still need to resort to surgery. That’s why an accurate measurement is so critical.
What Results Can You Expect?
Most patients feel pain relief and increased mobility after 3-5 shockwave therapy treatments. Because shockwave therapy actually triggers the body’s own healing, you may continue to see improvement in results after treatment is over.
At Queenston Physiotherapy & Wellness, all of our shockwave therapy treatments are customized to suit your unique complaint, and your condition is closely monitored.
Final Thoughts
Surgery is not always the best, or only, answer to chronic pain. Now, shockwave therapy provides a pain-free, non-surgical way to speed recovery and improve mobility with no downtime.
If you want to skip the knife and return to your life, schedule a consultation at Queenston Physiotherapy & Wellness now. Let us help you learn more to see if shockwave therapy is right for you.
