What Is Shockwave Therapy & How Does It Work?

Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that can help stimulate and enhance the body’s natural healing process. The peak pressure of shockwaves is 1000 times greater when compared to ultrasound. The positive and negative phase of shockwave created by these characteristics will generate (1) a mechanical effect on the targeted joint, tendon, ligament, muscle, or bone to activate growth and (2) integration of protein and collagen to trigger remodelling of the tissue. The release of substance P, the body’s neurotransmitter and modulator of pain perception is also stimulated by shockwaves to disrupt the pain signals from the nerves. As a result, pain in the affected areas are minimised or alleviated.

Benefits of Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy can help create an optimal healing environment for damaged soft tissues. This non-invasive treatment does this by increasing the blood flow to the affected areas. This will speed up the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the injured soft tissues and stimulate the body’s natural healing process.

Increased production of collagen is also triggered through shockwave therapy. With collagen playing a vital role in all phases of connective tissue healing, the greater the amount that the body produces will not only help achieve faster recovery but actually strengthen and provide better support for the overall structure of the affected areas.

The rate of recovery will vary from person to person. As mentioned above, this will depend on the severity and extent of the injury. An individual with relatively less severe tissue damage may see immediate improvement. On the other hand, it may take two to three or more sessions for a person with more serious injuries to achieve noticeable results.

To see the best results in a relatively shorter period of time, shockwave therapy is frequently utilised in combination with myotherapy treatments. This will give the body higher chances for faster recovery from any type of soft tissue injury or disorder and thus improving a person’s quality of life quicker.

Shockwave therapy can help improve the healing process and alleviate the pain from soft tissue injuries and disorders like:

• Plantar fasciitis
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Medial and lateral epicondylalgia (golf/tennis elbow)
• Patella tendinopathy and tears
• Frozen shoulder
• Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS)
• Medial tibial stress syndrome (Shin Splints)
• Neuropathic Pain

Now you can stop searching Google for ‘shockwave therapy near me’ because P2P offers the best shockwave therapy Brisbane has to offer.