Shock Wave Therapy Brisbane

Why Shockwave Therapy in Brisbane Can Be Good for Some Kinds of Injury

Foot pain can be a very complicated thing. The interaction of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves and lead to problems that are difficult for your body to heal. Certain types of tissue are more ‘gristly’ than others and this is often where things can go wrong. If you imagine cutting skin, you will know that it bleeds freely – its blood flow is strong. This is true of muscle and even bone which bleeds well after trauma. Other tissues don’t have such good blood flow and it is often this type of soft tissue that struggles to get better. These especially include fascias, tendons, ligaments and entheses (places where soft tissue sticks on to bone). Often your body will lose interest in trying to heal a chronic injury after about 10 weeks. When this happens, pain can persist for months, perhaps even years. At these times, a “pro-inflammatory” treatment modality can be the right choice to get you back into the healing cycle.

Common places that we treat with Shockwave therapy include: plantar fasciitis treatment, heel spurs, heel pain, Achilles tendonitis, calf pain, buttock pain. Iliotibial bands (ITB) and other tendons of the lower limb and foot. We often use shockwave therapy on chronic injury that has been present for sometime, especially if it has been resistant to other treatments.

What is Pro-Inflammatory Treatment?

You might have heard of cortisone injections as a treatment for chronic pain. This, and tablets such as ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs aim to reduce inflammation in a painful spot. Rarely is the word inflammation used without a negative implication but the fact is that our bodies need the inflammatory process to heal injury. It is the only way that we heal and repair damaged tissue. Turning it off at the wrong time with drugs can be counterproductive to the long-term outcome. While our Podiatry clinic in Brisbane does sometimes prescribe strong NSAIDs and does use corticosteroid injections, we use them judiciously and use shockwave or different types on injection when we want the body’s natural healing potential to turn back on.

What is Shockwave Therapy?

Shockwave therapy for feet involves using a pistol-shaped handpiece to irritate damaged tissue. A magnet in the gun flips and sends a small pellet up and down the barrel of the pistol. This then taps a button at the end that touches the skin. The tapping repeats quite quickly and a typical dose of Shockwave might be 2000 taps. Often, it is uncomfortable to start but generally, the pain reduces very quickly and carries over to easier walking straight away. The body’s inflammatory response is thought to be elevated – into healing mode – for about 10 days. In talking about bringing on inflammation, this does not mean that the area will be more painful. Often pain is decreased very quickly. We may also strap or brace the area to rest the troubled tissue as this will allow it to devote all of its resources to healing.

Will You Benefit from ESWT Shockwave Therapy?

Let one of our experienced clinicians examine you at Walk Without Pain Podiatry Clinics. The first step is to correctly diagnose your issue. We can work together to make a plan for short-term relief of pain and long-term resolution of the issue and discuss your options for treatment guided by a good understanding of the issue, why your pain started, and why it has remained.

How a Treatment With Shock Waves Can Help With Your Plantar Fasciitis

Naturally, with advances in technology come different ways in which it can be used in the treatment of ailments and persistent problems. Where podiatry is concerned, shock wave therapy for feet has emerged in recent years as a possible treatment method that offers relief from chronic pain suffered from this condition. Here at Walk Without Pain podiatry clinics, our team of podiatrists have adopted this new approach as a means to treating those that have suffered from plantar fasciitis for three months or more, seeing as the best results are achieved in more long-term cases.

With 4 clinics in Brisbane, here at Walk Without Pain, we endeavour to bring the latest treatments and solutions to those in our locale. Podiatry can be considered a luxury to many people given the expensive rates that are associated with such medical treatments, and unfortunately, this means that those in our community choose to suffer on with their conditions instead of seeking out the help that could enable them to live their life to the fullest.

As such, our goal is to offer an exceptional standard of treatment and care that is more affordable than our competitors. In order to make treatments such as shockwave therapy near Brisbane, our alliances with Medibank Private and BUPA ensure that our patients save a lot of money by choosing our services. What’s more, given that HICAPS rebates can be processed on-site at the time of your appointment, this alleviates some of the financial burdens and we hope will encourage more people to get the kind of treatment and help they deserve.

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is delivered via a handheld ‘gun’, which targets the problem area directly. It is a non-invasive form of therapy and feels more like a blow, rather than an electric shock. This prompts a response from the body, which sends more blood to the affected area to begin the process of recovery. The treatment is usually completed over a number of sessions.

While some patients may not welcome the sensation, it is a much-preferred option compared to surgery, which leaves patients at risk of continued pain and opens them up to infection or complications with the wound. As such, it is an efficient and safe way of targeting the issue without having to bring about additional worries or concerns that could lead to further expense.

While ESWT treatment for plantar fasciitis is a relatively new treatment, those who have been suffering from this condition for a long time, or who have tried the traditional methods to no avail are encouraged to not lose hope and explore the possibilities that this might offer.

Start Your Journey with Us with Shockwave Therapy for Feet Here in Brisbane

We are conveniently local and devoted to serving the people of Brisbane. You can book an appointment with our podiatrists in Brisbane online by filling in a form that won’t take you long at all. Our after-hours availability means that you won’t even need to miss any time off work or worry about having to move your schedule around too much.

The idea of this method may be new, however, we believe that the best way to approach your treatment is with an open mind and we are always here to offer our thoughts, support and most importantly, our many years of expertise.

Ultimately, shockwave therapy for feet is a treatment that we are so thrilled to be offering. Struggling with chronic foot pain is not only physically draining it can also be excruciating mentally speaking. So, if you have been carrying this burden for more than three months, we encourage you to reach out and talk with us about all the ins and outs of this procedure to see how it could really help you in the long run. Read Less