Elbow Pain is becoming increasing common due to our use of computers and smart phones. Shockwave Therapy as you can read from Helen has an excellent record of attending plenty of Conferences more papers are coming out most physiotherapists and osteopaths will all have shockwave therapy as part of their treatment and exercise plans Tennis elbow is really called lateral humoral epicondylitis. It is really caused by repetitive mechanical loading all repetitive strain injury leading to an increase of pain on exertion on the outside of the elbow or sometimes on the inside of the elbow.People normally present this condition after suffering for a period of 4 to 6 months and complained of pain when bending their wrist repetitive, strenuous movements of the lower arm leads to disabling painful condition
As Helen has been Shockwave therapy now for over 4 year with good beneficial outcomes for tennis elbow, she knows that to chronic tennis elbow may take 3 to 4 sessions of Focus shockwave therapy and exercises which is why she keeps the cost of shockwave therapy to an affordable cost so that her patients become completely pain free and return to their full activities such as tennis golf or personal training or simply to be pain free.
Helen at the moment has the only Focus Shockwave Therapy by Storz in Scotland This is an expensive and costs over £24.000 plus VAT for this reason Helen has to charge £80 for a treatment with Focus however it takes fewer sessions that Radial and the evidence is that is more effective on tennis elbow
One must always consider the Neck and or shoulder examination.
Every day tasks such as lifting and carrying shopping bags, DIY such as hammering, continual typing using your smart devices, computers daily life activities such as opening jars all load and irritate the tendon of the elbow causing
Well known Cause of Elbow Pain
Common Repetitive Every Day Life Style Tasks causing Elbow Pain
Carrying Shopping Bags
Repetitive Manual Occupational Risks can cause elbow pain
Part of Self Help Management includes self massage over the tendon and muscles
Alternatively some Chronic Long Term Elbow Pain or Tennis Elbow may need some shockwave therapy
Shock Wave Therapy induces neovascularization at the tendon-bone junction
As you can see there are a number of different diagnosis for Elbow Pain which all must be considered and diagnosis is confirmed by either MRI or diagnostic ultrasound with power Doppler sonography This shows up if there are have been a chronic condition in the tendon irregular vessel generation
These pathological capillary vessels are considered to be the failed misdirected healing of an afflicted, degenerative modified tendon area. Neovascularisation is more pronounced in chronic tendinopathy is and helps examine the determine the severity of the condition.
Exercises can help with support many tennis elbow conditions. However, Helen is used to treating the long-term severe cases, and now with three years experience, one can follow up with examinations of shockwave therapy after 36 or 12 months and the disappearance of the new vessels show that the tendon is improving
You will also receive education, and your mini video clips on how to do your exercises, all part of the treatment and consultation £45.00 Helen has been delighted that feedback is the number of treatment sessions is reduced and the outcomes and benefits are much
