In daily life and work, I think everyone will encounter some "lifeless" troubles, such as tenosynovitis, heel pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis... These troubles stem from poor posture habits in life and some sports injuries.
In the face of this kind of trouble, many people have chosen to "endure", casually buy a plaster paste, really can't do it to play a closure, but the actual effect is very general, which makes us wonder, is there no more effective way?
Of course not! In fact, these troubles can try extracorporeal shockwave therapy!
Extracorporeal shock waves, popularly speaking, are hitting cattle across the mountain, using the physical characteristics of sound waves, through liquid electricity, piezoelectric or electromagnetic generators, in a very short period of time to produce a pulse sound wave with high pressure strength, short-term and wide frequency.
This sound wave can directly reach the affected area through the body fluids and tissues in the human body, producing biological effects, promoting the secretion of analgesic substances, alleviating local inflammatory reactions, helping tissue repair, so as to achieve anti-inflammatory analgesia, release adhesions and other effects.
What diseases can shockwaves cure? At present, there are two main categories of indications for the treatment of orthopedic diseases by shock waves.
The first type of soft tissue chronic injury: biceps long cephales tendonitis, calcified supraspinatus tendonitis, subacromial bunitis, humeral lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis of the humerus, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, goose tendonitis, femoral trochanteric bursitis, etc.
The second type of bone tissue diseases: delayed healing and non-connection of bones, talal bone cartilage injury, femoral head necrosis, etc.
Compared with traditional drug treatment, shockwave is physical therapy, no adverse reactions of drugs; compared with surgical treatment, shockwave therapy has precise and efficient sites of action, simple methods, short treatment cycles, low treatment risks, and high cure probabilities, which have become more and more popular among ordinary people.
Of course, not everyone is suitable for shockwaves. For example, patients with severe heart disease, arrhythmias, various tumors, thrombosis patients, bleeding diseases, coagulation dysfunction, pregnant women, etc., are not suitable for shockwave therapy.
Also, shockwaves should be avoided when treating local infections, skin ulcers, or treatments that focus on important organs (brain, spinal cord, lung tissue, etc.) and important neurovascular vessels.
Nowadays, more and more hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and sports clubs have gradually carried out shockwave treatment, and its characteristics of minimally invasive, safe, effective and fast recovery are increasingly respected. However, patients still need to be evaluated by a professional doctor to determine whether a "shock wave" is needed.