What is shockwave therapy?
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), often known as shockwave therapy, is a non-invasive treatment for shoulder pain that is becoming more and more popular. Unlike injections or surgery, shockwave therapy uses high-energy sound waves to help tissues heal. This new approach helps reduce pain and restore movement by promoting the healing of injured tendons, muscles, and other soft tissues in the shoulder. Patients who want less invasive options for shoulder pain are increasingly turning to shockwave therapy since it works well and has a fast recovery time.
Benefits of Shockwave Therapy for Shoulder Pain
When it comes to treating shoulder pain, shockwave therapy has a lot of benefits. Some of the key benefits are:
- Less Pain: Shockwave therapy can help with pain from disorders like shoulder impingement or rotator cuff tendonitis by focusing on the cause of the pain in the shoulder.
- Improved Mobility: Shockwave therapy can help you get your shoulder’s range of motion and function back by promoting the healing of damaged tissues.
- Faster Recovery: Shockwave therapy can help patients heal faster than some other treatments, so they can get back to their normal hobbies or sports like golf sooner.
Shockwave therapy is very helpful for those who are active, including athletes and people whose occupations or hobbies demand them to move their shoulders in the same way over and over again, like hunting or working outside.
How Shockwave Therapy Works with Chiropractic Care for Shoulder Pain
Chiropractors are using shockwave therapy more and more to help with shoulder pain. By combining shockwave therapy with targeted exercises and chiropractic adjustments, practitioners can address both the discomfort and the root causes of shoulder dysfunction. The goal of chiropractic care is to get the bones and muscles to work together properly again. Adding shockwave therapy to the mix speeds up the healing of damaged shoulder tissues. This combined approach may make shoulder pain treatment more comfortable and last longer for patients, letting them get back to activities like hiking in the mountains or golfing with more freedom of movement.
A research published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research found that shockwave therapy works to treat persistent tendonitis of the shoulder. Patients said their pain went down a lot. [1]
Barile A, Cacchio A, Paoloni M, and others. How well does extracorporeal shock wave therapy work for persistent shoulder tendonitis and plantar fasciitis? The Orthopaedic Research Journal, 24(5), 2006, 1049–1056, doi:10.1002/jor.20113.