Shockwave therapy involves sound waves to heal injured soft tissue, minimize pain and enhance healing. The sound wave carries energy to the damaged spots and enhances regeneration. Shockwave therapy in Chennai is a non surgical treatment that is accompanied by pain and slight bruises which subside in a couple of days.
Shockwave therapy, which increases functionality and muscle repair, is a low cost option without the risks of surgery. It also promotes metabolism at cellular levels and effectually heals non elastic tissues besides increasing blood circulation. The pain exists for lesser than five minutes while undergoing the treatment. Shockwave therapy is also gaining prominence in sports medicine.
Shockwave therapy, also known as Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) made its debut in 1982 as a non invasive method to manage urological conditions. Its successful efficacy was also established in orthopedics when it loosened the cement in total hip arthroplasty revisions, besides ability to enhance attributes such as bone-cement interface and fracture healing, to name a few. It is used both to reduce pain and improve mobility.
Effect of shockwaves was earlier observed during World War II when they caused internal injuries. In early 90s kidney stones were dissolved without surgical intervention by employing shockwaves instead.
Shockwave therapy in Chennai is considered when conservative methods have failed to achieve results. Besides safety, it is low cost option without the dangers of surgical procedures. The rapidly evolving technology is found to be very effectual in combination with loaded exercise therapy.
The attributes of these sound waves such as nonlinearity, high peak pressure, low tensile aptitude, short rise time and short duration together contribute in producing positive and negative phase of shockwave. These positive and negative phases produce mechanical forces and cavitations respectively which implode at high speeds producing second wave of shockwaves.
Shockwave machines are of two types, namely high energy and low energy variants. High energy treatment is conducted in operation rooms with local or general anesthesia and low energy variant is employed without anesthesia or injections.
Though shockwave therapy incites pain, it is tolerable and reportedly lasts for five minutes. Shockwave therapy in Chennai is effectual for treating pain, disability and depression of patients with chronic low back pain. Besides increasing functionality, it also gives remarkable results in treating tendinopathies (Breakdown of collagen in tendon) such as those in elbow, Achilles and rotar cuff and plantar fasciitis. It also treats shoulder pain.
Shockwave therapy is employed to treat bursitis. Trigger point shockwave therapy is efficient in treating hip pain. The audible low energy sound waves are mechanical and increase blood flow to relieve hip pain.
The sound waves encourage muscle repair and regeneration besides accentuating metabolism at cellular levels.
It is also effectual in mitigating pain in tennis elbow showing considerable improvements in three to twelve weeks of sittings with a year old follow up.
Non elastic tissue such as scar tissue hampers normal function and movement while being damaged. Shockwave therapy increases blood circulation and breakdown scar tissue, thus enhancing regeneration and mitigates pain quickly.
The rising prominence of sports in one’s life is directly proportional to the increase in wounds that appear due to overuse of bones and muscles. Though treatments such as medicines and physical therapies are offered, chronic conditions need exclusive attention.
Damages include changes in blood supply, poor healing capacity in tissues, mitigated migration and differentiation of cells owing to reduced metabolism which put together result in biomechanical derangement of function.
While conventional methods are insufficient, surgical methods have side effects. Shockwave therapy is a befitting reply to this ailment and beats the drawbacks posed by conventional and surgical methods.
Pregnant women, those with conditions such as pacemaker, cancer treatment, blood clot disorder, blood thinning medication or corticosteroid injection, must consult doctor before opting for shockwave treatment.
One should refrain from activities that stress the treated part of the body for 24 hours after shockwave treatment. For instance, if Achilles tendon is treated with shockwave, walking and running should be prohibited for 24 or 48 hours though one could drive immediately.
A patient requires three or four sittings of shockwave therapy with three to ten days interval to see results. Patient tolerance and tissue response counts.
One should refrain from applying ice in the treated area since the healing response will receive a setback.
Though minimal in comparison to surgical intervention, shockwave therapy does have side effects such as mild bruise, swells, pain, numbness which subside in a couple of days.
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