Helen has now been using shockwave therapy successfully for over seven years here in Edinburgh. It is important to know that the high performance elite athletes often require the true Focused Shockwaves rather an the more common radial shockwaves
Do you know the difference between Focused and Radial Shockwaves ?
Helen has the first Focus Shockwave Therapy Duolith in Scotland The Focus Shockwave Therapy is extremely useful for chronic tendinopathies such as Tennis Elbow, Achilles Tendinopathy and Helen is delighted with having excellent success with chronic back stiffness and spasms You can read the indications for Focus Shockwave Therapy by scrolling down the page as this is a wider range than one would expect Shockwave Therapy is always to be used as an adjunct to good quality continual professional courses which provide evidence based rehabilitation and management
A recent Article in the The Courier It is important to know that Helen is using Focused Shockwaves and not Radial Shockwaves which is the most common form of shockwaves therapy used in 95% of the MKS Clinics
Helen has completed many CPD courses and here Helen Recommends this Online Course by PhysioTutors
The Prestigious Italian Clinic J Medical Puts its Trust in Shock Waves from Storz Medical
Photos from our Visit to Storz Medical Switzerland where we had a brilliant time learning on the use of Shockwaves in both Hospitals and Clinics
Here is an excellent video by Vennhealthcare on the difference of Focused Shockwaves and Radial shockwaves
To use Focus and Radial Shockwave Therapy effectively it is important to attend Conferences by world Class researchers in all aspects of rehabilitation such as lower limb Tendinopathy by Dr Peter Malliaras
Shockwave for GTPS Editorial
Mittermayr(2021)- fSWT in Bone Repair Review
Alkhawashki(2015)- SWT for Fracture Non-Union
marwan(2017)- swt in coccydynia – 23 cases
Elster(2010)- SWT for Tibial Non-Union
Moretti(2009)- SWT in Rx of Stress Fractures
Abdelkader(2021)- rSWT for Achilles Tendinopathy – Double Blind RCT
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Carlisi(2018)- fSWT in GTPS – RCT
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