Shockwave Treatment for Foot Problems
• Evidence-based for resistant foot and tendon problems
• Unique combination of shockwave and cold laser therapy
• Small number of treatments usually necessary
Effective Treatment for Resistant Problems
Shockwave Therapy offers rapid improvement and treatment for achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis. Treatment is evidence-based and is recognised by NICE and major insurers.
We can often combine Shockwave Therapy with Low Level Laser Therapy, also evidence-based for these conditions, to bring about the most clinically effective and cost-effective solution to these problems that other therapies have not helped.
What is shockwave therapy?
A small steel ball is rapidly and repeatedly fired into the end of a closed tube that is held against the skin. The shockwaves travel through the skin and deeper structures to the tendon or fascia and stimulate blood flow, healing, repair and, ultimately, resolution.
Is shockwave therapy painful?
It can be uncomfortable, particularly if the problem area is already quite sensitive. However, we can adjust many different settings to deliver the right amount of energy in a way that you can tolerate and we talk
Is shockwave therapy effective?
Yes, usually with only a few treatments, and sometimes just one or two, and the addition of low level laser therapy to speed healing and repair makes for a powerful combination that we haven’t found offered elsewhere, making Leigham Practice both pioneering and unique.
