Valid Non-Invasive Therapeutic Strategy

 The shock waves are a valuable therapeutic strategy non-invasive, well-tolerated, and with good efficiency, which is used in the treatment of many musculoskeletal diseases and always comes after careful diagnostic evaluation.

To dispel the myths and clarify doubts regarding their scope of application, the types, the pathologies that can be treated, the importance of using state-of-the-art instrumental physiotherapy machines, and, finally, the benefits that can be obtained from the application of a rehabilitation plan that includes them, we talk about it with Matteo Moro, massage physiotherapist and owner of the multi-specialist medical and physiotherapy canter MedicFisio Center in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese.

What are shock waves?

Shock waves represent a therapy increasingly used in physiotherapy because with their use, and it is possible to obtain excellent effects and solve critical musculoskeletal disorders. Doctor Ali provides the best health and wellness center in the USA. From a physical point of view, shock waves are nothing more than sound impulses that translate into direct mechanical stimulation on the anatomical areas to be treated: their activation creates a powerful wave that, arriving on the region affected by the pathology, stimulates an immediate response reaction.

For which pathologies are they indicated?

They are particularly suitable for treating the musculoskeletal system and in the dermatological/urological treatment of Peyronie's disease, spasticity, and the aesthetic field. Specifically, shock waves are used in cases of:

Back pain:

In cases of pseudoradicular pain in the lower back.

Pseudoradicular pain, unlike radicular pain, does not radiate below the knee and is believed to be associated with local proximal pathologies, which do not affect the nerves or nerve roots.

 In cases of lower back pain.

These conditions include spinal osteoarthritis, piriformis syndrome, and various other conditions. Pain is felt in proximal thigh dermatomes (referred to pain, areas of the femoral head).

Lower back pain without sciatica, stenosis, or severe spinal deformity (therefore referred to as idiopathic lower back pain or ILBP), is joint and affects people of all ages.

 In cases of pain in the neck area.

Tension headache (TTH) is characterized by a bilateral, pressing, tightening pain of light / moderate intensity; among the primary headaches, it has the least distinctive features. In cases of "tennis elbow", or lateral epicondylitis, it is a Tendinopathy of the common extensor origin of the lateral elbow.in cases of "golfer's elbow", or medial epicondylitis, it is a Tendinopathy of the medial epicondyle of the elbow.

Shoulder pain.

In cases of subacromial shoulder pain.

This term is often used synonymously with rotator cuff pathology, rotator cuff tendinosis, and shoulder impingement syndrome. In cases of calcific tendonitis of the shoulder. Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder refers to a painful, acute, or chronic pathology characterized by the presence of calcifications on the tendons of the rotator cuff.in cases of a painful syndrome of the greater trochanter. Painful greater trochanter syndrome (GTPS) includes some diseases of the lateral pertrochanteric space of the hip, such as lacerations of the medial and minimal buttock, trochanteric bursitis, and external snapping hip.

Knee pain.

·         In cases of patellar Tendinopathy.

·         Patellar Tendinopathy (PT), also often called a jumper's knee, is a chronic overuse injury of the patellar tendon.

·         Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome (OSD).

·         This syndrome affects the tibial tuberosity in growing children. The pathology is characterized by local pain, swilling, and tenderness of the tuberosity.

·         Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome.

·         Tibial periostitis (STD), commonly known as "medial tibial stress syndrome", is a common injury due to overuse or repetitive stress on the lower limbs.

·         Achilles tendon.

·         In cases of insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT).

·         Insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) is an acute or chronic pain condition of the Achilles tendon that affects where it attaches to the heel. Various terms have been used to describe this condition, including tendinosis, tendonitis, and peritendinitis.

·         In cases of tendinopathy of the medial part of the Achilles tendon (MPAT).

·         Tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon (MPAT) is a painful, acute or chronic condition of the Achilles tendon.

 

Foot pain. In cases of plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a painful, acute, or chronic disease of the plantar fascia that runs from the medial calcaneal tubercle to the proximal phalanges of the fingers.

Muscular pain. In cases of trigger point myofasciitis. These are localized segments of muscle that are believed to be subject to trauma due to acute injury or microtraumas resulting from repeated stress. In the outcome of muscle injury. The use of shock waves has an anti-inflammatory effect and improves the quality of the scar tissue. Spasticity. Spasticity is a characteristic of impaired movements in the body muscles that presents a combination of paralysis, hyperactivity of the tendon reflex, and hypertonia. Common parlance is also described as abnormal tension, stiffness, and pulled muscles.

Dermatology / Aesthetic Medicine.

 In cases of cellulite. Cellulite is a localized metabolic pathology of the subcutaneous tissue. The main clinical symptom is the change in the skin's topography; in fact, cellulite presents a herniation of the subcutaneous fat with the fibrous connective tissue. Doctor Ali provides the best holistic medicine center in the USA. In cases of lymphedema. Lymphedema can be primary or secondary. Instead, secondary lymphedema results from disruption or obstruction of the lymphatic system and can result from tumors, surgery, infections, inflammation, radiation therapy, and trauma. Secondary lymphedema is one of the most important complications after breast cancer surgery, significantly impacting the quality of life.