{"id":42,"date":"2023-11-06T08:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T08:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2024-03-13T05:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T05:58:32","slug":"shockwave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/shockwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Shockwave"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aed21c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2aed21c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6906088 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6906088\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb5a4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eb5a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c80857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c80857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shockwave Therapy in Worthing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec52e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec52e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Shockwave therapy or ESWT (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy) is an effective treatment for a few different conditions.\u00a0 It has proven to be very useful in conditions like plantar fasciitis, tendinopathies (Achilles Tendinopathy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/tennis-elbow\/\">Tennis elbow<\/a>, etc) and stiff and reduced movement in the shoulder, although, not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/shoulder\/\">frozen shoulder<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1842609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1842609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With all these conditions the pathophysiology of them is similar.\u00a0 That is, they don\u2019t have much naturally occurring inflammation.\u00a0 That\u2019s why they had to change it from tendinitis to tendinopathy.\u00a0 One means inflammation of the tendon and the other means disease of the tendon.\u00a0 As there is no inflammation, they had to change it from itis to pathies.<\/p><p>The treatment sends low frequency shockwaves or energy pulses to specified areas of the body, to begin the healing and repairing process of the painful or injured area.<\/p><p>NICE guidelines state that 3 treatments are all that\u2019s required, which is fine for most conditions, although in the real world, it\u2019s normally 4 or 5 treatments for those more chronic or severe conditions. This is significantly quicker than the conventional treatments of stretches and pain killers.<\/p><p>Shockwave has been shown to increase blood circulation and activity in the cells in the treatment area, which in turn speeds up the body\u2019s own healing process.\u00a0 It does this by producing an inflammatory response.\u00a0<\/p><p>The nerves can also be overstimulated by the shockwaves, which leads to a reduced pain sensation.\u00a0 This happens because transmission of pain is blocked by the elimination of somethings called substance P.\u00a0 All of this helps with the immediate pain.\u00a0\u00a0 The body responds by increasing metabolic activity around the site of pain.\u00a0 This stimulates a healing process.\u00a0 Shockwaves break down scar tissue and possibly calcification in tendons as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ecf46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ecf46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160abac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"160abac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shockwave therapy can only go so far<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e8fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e8fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s great at dealing with the symptoms of pain. However, it doesn\u2019t address the underlying causative reasons for the problem in the first place. For this we need to make sure that the biomechanics of the area are working as efficiently as possible. For example, with plantar fasciitis, we would need to make sure the feet, ankles, knees, hips, pelvis, and lower back are all working as well as they can and correct any biomechanical issues which might be contributing to the problem in the first place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285ef07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285ef07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shockwave therapy has been proven to:<\/p><p>stimulate the body\u2019s natural healing process,<br \/>show an immediate reduction of pain<br \/>improves ease of movement<br \/>reduces the chance of further surgery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661e342 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"661e342\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d9c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07d9c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/83d0a38b6135dadff0a6c6f38a626862.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/83d0a38b6135dadff0a6c6f38a626862.png 1000w, https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/83d0a38b6135dadff0a6c6f38a626862-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/83d0a38b6135dadff0a6c6f38a626862-768x317.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b0105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76b0105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c71336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c71336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-21.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-21.png 336w, https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-21-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/worthingosteopathicwellbeing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-21-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdbe64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcdbe64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14161e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14161e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As with all things there are a few different companies out there that sell shockwave machines. After much research and looking into the area for some time with have gone with an EMS DolorClast machine. Looking at the evidence, it is possible to see that the EMS DolorClast machine causes more cavitation within the tissues that you are trying to affect. This is a good thing!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7bb13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a7bb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m pleased to announce that our practice has recently been certified by EMS through the Swiss DolorClast Academy.<\/p><p>Our team has completed clinical training in Guided DolorClast Therapy, which allows us to provide clinically proven, non-invasive treatment for a range of musculoskeletal pains.<\/p><p>We have the clinical knowledge to provide you with the highest quality treatment that is specifically tailored to your situation and condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shockwave Therapy in Worthing Shockwave therapy or ESWT (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy) is an effective treatment for a few different conditions.\u00a0 It has proven to be very useful in conditions like plantar fasciitis, tendinopathies (Achilles Tendinopathy,\u00a0Tennis elbow, etc) and stiff and reduced movement in the shoulder, although, not\u00a0frozen shoulder. 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