Our treatment is delivered via an EMS Chattanooga (American) & BTL (EURO) Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (RESWT) machine. We have offered this service for with great success for the past 3 years.

This technology is implemented into the routine treatment plan for some of the world class athletes.

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We are proud to be only podiatry clinic in the East and South Auckland to have both the technologies available at our Howick, Papatoetoe and Takanini clinics.

Shockwave is an acoustic wave which carries high energy to painful spots and myoskeletal tissues with subacute, subchronic and chronic conditions. The energy promotes regeneration and reparative processes of the bones, tendons and other soft tissues.

Shockwaves are characterized by jump change in pressure, high amplitude and non-periodicity.

The kinetic energy of the projectile, created by compressed air, is transferred to the transmitter at the end of the applicator and further into the tissue.

Acoustic waves with high energy peak used in Shockwave therapy interact with tissue causing overall medical effects of accelerated tissue repair and cell growth, analgesia and mobility restoration. All the processes mentioned in this section are typically employed simultaneously and are used to treat chronic, sub-acute and acute (advanced users only) conditions.

Traditional conservative treatment for heel pain includes orthotics and rehabilitation exercises. The progress of recovery is slow and in some cases, unsuccessful.

The outcome would often lead to a more invasive treatment i.e. cortisone injection & PRP injections.

Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive and effective treatment plan for heel pain. It offers immediate reduction of pain and improvement of healing time. We have many success stories and shared some of the published articles to back this statement.