What To Expect In ESWT Shockwave Therapy for Heel Pain Treatment

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy or ESWT is becoming more and more valuable as a nonsurgical treatment of chronic heel pain associated with plantar fasciitis and other tendinopathies.What is ESWT?ESWT makes use of painless shock waves that are directed on the skin over the painful area. Extracorporeal means outside the body. Since there is no incision, the advantage of ESWT is that the risks related with surgery are eliminated. Among the possible surgical complications are infections and nerve injury. In ESWT, powerful waves trigger the natural repair mechanism of the body to promote natural

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