Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy is modern non-invasive solution for problems associated with the musculoskeletal system. This method is well-known in human medicine for many years due to great results in orthopedics, rehabilitation and sport medicine.
The main medical effects of shockwave therapy:
- Analgesic effect – elimination of pain
- Decrease of muscle tension
- Inhibition of nociceptive fibers
- Acceleration of healing
- Enhanced collagen production
- Improved metabolism and microcirculation
- Mobility restoration
- Enhances re-absorption of calcium deposits
Medical studies show that shockwave therapy is also effective, non-invasive alternative for the treatment of common orthopedic conditions in dogs and horses.
The benefits of shockwave therapy:
- Gentle and effective treatment
- No anesthetics required
- No side effects
- Non-invasive treatment
- Significant relief from pain
Indications in horses:
- Insertion desmopathies
- Tendinopathy
- Calcifications
- Fractures such as sesamoid bone fractures
- Dorsal metacarpal disease
- (stress-, fatigue- and microfractures)
- Exostosis
- Degenerative joint disease such as
- ring bones and bone spavins
- Caudal heel pain syndrome such as navicular disease
- Angular limb deformities
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Myopathy
- Pseudarthrosis / Fissures
- Back pain such as dorsal spinal process and painful sacroiliac problems
- Scars
Indications in small animals:
- Hip and elbow dysplasia
- Degenerative joint disease (hip, elbow, stifle)
- Spondylosis
- Tendonitis
- Legg-Calv-Perthes Disease
- Non-union or delayed-healing of fractured bones (Pseudarthrosis)
- Osteoarthritis
- Sesamoiditis
- Chronic back pain
