What is shock and wave therapy
The Shock and Wave Therapy (SWT) is a method of treatment by acoustic waves of low frequency. These waves cannot be heard, they are generated by the medical device. Experts of "the Health Workshop" in St. Petersburg carry out shock and wave therapy by means of the Swiss device Masterpuls. The doctor adjusts the penetration depth, intensity and force of a wave depending on the diagnosis of the patient. After that the expert directs the device sensor to the struck area.
It is not necessary to prepare for sessions of UVT specially. Treatment by shock and wave therapy improves a condition of the patient in 9 cases from 10.
As shock and wave therapy works
Acoustic waves "are late" in bone and cartilaginous fabrics. Waves loosen deposits of salts and other dense educations which as a result resolve and disappear.
Shock and wave therapy gives complex medical effect:
- reduces pains and an inflammation;
- improves mobility of joints;
- accelerates healing of wounds and merging of bones;
- intensifies processes of cell renewal;
- strengthens sinews and sheaves;
- intensifies healing of the damaged fabrics;
- stimulates a conclusion of slags and toxins from an organism;
- normalizes a metabolism and blood circulation.
Treatment with application of UVT helps to get rid of a calcaneal spur at an early stage.
Indications to shock and wave therapy
Shock and wave therapy helps to cure the following diseases:
- osteochondrosis , protrusion and hernia of intervertebral disks ;
- arthroses , arthritises, spondiloartroz, plechelopatochny periartrit and periartroz, deformations of fingers of foot;
- violations of a bearing: scoliosis , kifoz , lordoz;
- plantar fastsiit or "a calcaneal spur";
- osteoporosis ;
- flat - footedness;
- injuries of soft fabrics: anguish of muscles, partial rupture of sinews, sheaves;
- muscular spasms, mialgiya, bursit.
Treatment by shock and wave therapy accelerates merging of bones after a change. UVT reduces back pains at hernia and other diseases of a backbone.
Contraindications for shock and wave therapy
Treat contraindications:
- violations of coagulability of blood;
- elevated pressure;
- oncological diseases;
- the increased fragility of vessels;
- sharp infections.
The technique of UVT is contraindicated pregnant with women and to people with a pacemaker. The device it is impossible to influence a skull, intestines, large vessels and pulmonary fabric. Treatment by method of shock and wave therapy is not recommended to patients till 25 years as to this age the skeleton still is completely not created.