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W7, W5, W13, Ealing, West London
57 Elthorne Avenue
Hanwell, W7 2JY
T: 020 8566 4113
M: 079 572 46185
E: info@ckphysio.co.uk
Please phone the number above during working hours to make an appointment. Our reception service will be happy to book your session.
London Underground
10 min. walk from Boston Manor Tube Station.
15 min. walk from Northfields Tube Station.
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E8, E3, E2, 207, 607, 83
Therapeutic shock waves were introduced as a medical treatment for eliminating kidney stones without causing skin injury over 20 years ago.
Today the use of shock waves has been successfully extended to other therapeutic and wellness applications. Although especially popular in Europe it is still a relatively new technology for musculoskeletal intervention in the UK.
The basic technology involved in extracorporeal shockwave therapy treatment has been used for decades to treat millions of people. The technology has been used most extensively in Europe and during all this time, ESWT of the musculoskeletal system has been found to have virtually no serious side-effects when used by trained physicians. In fact, even mild side-effects such as tingling, aching, redness, or bruising are relatively rare, mild, and transient. Depending on your medical or musculoskeletal condition, a shockwave electrotherapy treatment done on physiotherapy sessions can offer several key benefits.
The effectiveness of the treatment modality for specific conditions has however been reviewed accepted by both NICE (UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) and FDA (US Food and Drug Administration). There is a growing body of evidence on the effectiveness of shockwave therapy as well as having a large body of academic evidence for the positive outcomes of this type of therapy (e.g. Legat 2014; Loska 2017; Moya et al 2015).
This is a very effective therapy for many chronic painful musculoskeletal problems, examples of which are:
It has the added benefit of having very few risk factors or contra-indications so there is little potential to cause any harm.
This type of treatment is now recommended by the majority of Consultant Orthopaedic surgeons when the muscular, connective tissue (the web of connecting the tissue between structures) and tendon problems become chronic (i.e. lasting longer than 3 months).
In some studies, it has shown to be as effective as steroid injections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23044704
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27282594
We have collected together a series of links relating to the use of shockwave therapy in specific conditions:
//www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG21
American Journal of Sports Medicine: //ajs.sagepub.com/content/31/3/425
//www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG311
//ajs.sagepub.com/content/35/6/972.abstract
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg571
//ajs.sagepub.com/content/36/3/502.abstract?sid=156738d6-653c-47fe-bb96-3949e710c89b
//www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG376
//www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG313
//ajs.sagepub.com/content/32/3/734.abstract?sid=e64a9aa7-fd6a-438d-8835-d6f1e4af972b
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23044704
At initial assessment, if shockwave is for some reason not the best clinical option for you, the physiotherapist will discuss alternative options.
Our physiotherapy clinic accepts patients who may have experienced the abovementioned conditions to be assisted with such treatment. Refer to the cost of shockwave therapy sessions and know the best available time or day you wish to book an appointment with us.