Shockwave therapy in Zagreb
For tendon problems that have outlasted rest, stretching and everything else you have tried.
What it is for
Shockwave delivers acoustic pulses into a specific area of tendon or fascia. It is used for chronic problems, typically ones that have persisted beyond three months: plantar fasciitis and heel pain, Achilles and patellar tendinopathy, tennis and golfer's elbow, and calcific shoulder tendinopathy.
It is not a treatment for fresh injuries, and it is not a substitute for loading the tendon. The evidence supports it as an addition to a progressive strengthening programme, not instead of one.
The course
Typically three to five sessions spaced about a week apart, each lasting a few minutes of actual treatment inside a longer appointment. Symptoms often worsen slightly for a day or two after the first session before improving.
If nothing has changed after the full course, the diagnosis gets revisited rather than the course repeated.
Frequently asked questions
- Is it painful?
- It is uncomfortable while the pulses are delivered, and the intensity is adjusted to what you tolerate. The treatment itself lasts only a few minutes.
- How many sessions will I need?
- Usually three to five, roughly a week apart. You should be able to tell whether it is helping by the end of that.
- Can I train during the course?
- Usually yes, with the load adjusted. Complete rest is rarely the right answer for a chronic tendon, which needs graded loading to remodel.
- Who should not have it?
- It is avoided over open growth plates, during pregnancy, over infected tissue, in people with clotting disorders or on anticoagulants, and over tumours. Tell us your history at the assessment.
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