Shockwave therapy can be used as part of the treatment plan for continual chronic shoulder pain. However it may be that your management and diagnosis also needs to be altered. The shoulder joint is an extremely delicate joint and much of the rehabilitation might be too aggressive and too intense for the number of delicate tendons fibres and now that surround this highly complicated joint

One must always remember that shockwave therapy is only part of your whole treatment diagnosis management and plan  Having said that we have had some excellent outcomes in which the shockwave therapy has stimulated the cells to get on with some good repair sometimes it reduces the pain and enables one to go on with better quality rehabilitation  Certain conditions such as frozen shoulder may be so severe that they are definitely managed better by injections under ultrasound guidance in the hospital setting  It in may be worth trying a local corticosteroid injection  with all shoulder conditions some form of mild to gentle exercise must be done regularly on a daily basis

There will be conditions though that are so severe and in so much pain that exercises are too severe and hopefully you are following your medical advice here

Used as part of  part of shoulder rehabilitation from shoulder surgery, shoulder injury, shoulder pain provided one includes quality evidenced based exercises and loading protocols   The management of exercises and loading is changing to more isometrics which reduces pain and discomfort   However I must admit the use of shockwave therapy reduces pain and seems to make shoulder rehabilitation more compliant and easier to manage

One of the more interesting uses of shoulder wave therapy is for non union fractures   Shoulder surgery for non union fractures has various risks and so a few patients have opted to avoid surgery and use try the shoulder wave before resorting to surgery   with good outcomes.  Others have required surgery and have had post operative persistent long term pain  delightfully a few treatments with the shockwave therapy has reduced the pain and so one can return back to personal fitness and training in the gym

Shockwave Therapy for Shoulder Conditions is one of common requests  as the shockwave therapy seems to increase the flexibility and reduce pain and stiffness of chronic shoulder issues.  Then one can move on to exercises loading or simply being able to sleep through the night without being disturbed by shoulder pain.

As you can research on the internet the costs of shockwave therapystill  remains rather expensive.  Here is an example based on the Recommended Retail Price   This has been updated onto the blog as  Helen is always being asked why she charges £50.00 per hour

Helen How

Registered Osteopath

14 Craighall Gardens

Edinburgh  EH6 4RJ

0131 551 1044