Acoustic SoftWave® therapy, delivers consecutive unfocused acoustic waves, which carry high energy impulses to painful or injured myoskeletal tissues. This therapy is useful with subacute, subchronic and chronic conditions. The energy promotes regeneration and reparative processes of the bones, tendons and other soft tissues.

Most patients experience mild discomfort during treatment, but it is generally well tolerated. The initial discomfort typically fades as the area becomes desensitized as it is being treated. Your physiotherapist will adjust the intensity of stimulus depending on your comfort level. Shockwave Therapy purposefully creates an inflammatory response in injured soft tissue, so you may also experience mild discomfort following treatment.

Depending on the severity of your injury and what you are being treated for, you could feel relief after one or two treatments. Because everyone responds to treatment differently, it’s impossible to predict how long after your acoustic wave therapy sessions you’ll feel great. During the treatment, the hyperstimulation of your tissues can create a temporary anesthesia effect making you feel great immediately following your session. For some people this anesthesia-like feelings lasts for hours. For others, it can last for days. Generally, it takes about 12 weeks after your treatment to experience the full benefits of this therapy.