SoftWave Therapy is in a class of its own. Unlike other shockwave units, SoftWave’s unique design allows it to penetrate much more deeply than other units (up to the depth of a soup can) without creating tissue damage in the process.

At this time, SoftWave Therapy or “Shockwave Therapy Treatment” is not covered by insurance but Health Savings Accounts can be used.

There will be slight discomfort during the treatment only, which can be interpreted as a good thing. When the instrument is going over healthy tissue, there is no discomfort. But when going over tissue with excess inflammation, there will be a slight discomfort that only lasts during the treatment, while the device is directly over that area. When the treatment is done, there is almost always an overall sense of pain relief.

One of the amazing benefits of this device is that it is diagnostic in nature. It can help to triangulate the exact areas that need to be addressed during treatment. For example, if you are having your shoulder done, and we’re going over the area where your shoulder hurts and you aren’t feeling any discomfort, then we know we actually need to treat other areas around the shoulder. Oftentimes, pain can manifest in areas where there is excess stress, not always exactly at the site where there is damage.

When the device moves over areas with excess inflammation and/or lack of blood flow, there is some slight discomfort at the site. The level of perceived pain might be different from patient to patient. This lets us know which areas of the body have increased inflammation and gives us a good idea where to treat.

SoftWave Therapy is in a class of its own and can’t even be compared to any other modality, even other shockwave therapy machines.

There are a few contraindications for SoftWave Therapy:

• If pregnant, it is not recommended to use over areas that would come in contact with fetal tissue. A knee, elbow, shoulder or foot would be okay. 
• If you have a pacemaker, it is not recommended to go over areas that would come in contact with or adjacent to the pacemaker.
• If you have cancer or a tumor, it is contraindicated for use in those areas. Additional tests or test results would be necessary in order to treat other areas of the body where cancer is not present.
• If there was an injury to the growth plate, that area would not be recommended for treatment.
• If you had a steroid injection, it is not recommended to have SoftWave Therapy in the area of the injection for a period of 3 weeks after the injection.

SoftWave Therapy can be extremely effective for achilles tendonitis and/or plantar fasciitis. Two hallmarks of both tendonitis and plantar fasciitis are persistent inflammation and microtears of the tissue.

SoftWave Therapy specifically helps to reduce acute pain, decrease inflammation, increase blood supply, stimulate and activate stem cells, and promote repair and regeneration of the injured tissue.

One reason why these injuries become so chronic is that it is very hard to get the proper balance of rest and exercise because we are always on our feet.

SoftWave Therapy helps to supercharge that rehab process. We often see an 8 visit treatment plan over the course of 6 weeks significantly reduce and eliminate symptoms of both achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis.

There is a lot of connective tissue in the upper extremity. Tendons are fibrous connective tissue that attach the muscle to bone. Ligaments are bands of tough elastic tissue that connect bone to bone and give your joints support, strength, and stability.

When you injure these areas (sprains, strains, tears, tendonitis, etc), there is often excess inflammation and microtears to the connective tissue. Additionally, many of these areas do not have great blood supply, making healing a more difficult process.

When applied to an injured area, SoftWave Therapy serves to reduce acute and chronic pain, decrease inflammation, increase blood supply, stimulate and activate stem cells, and repair and regenerate the injured tissue.

Tendonitis can be very painful. Tendons are fibrous connective tissue that attach the muscle to bone. Tendonitis is the chronic inflammation of a tendon that results from micro-tears of the tendon when repetitive activities or habits chronically overload the tissue.

It commonly happens in the elbow, knee, shoulder, hip, Achilles tendon, and base of the thumb. SoftWave Therapy can be extremely effective for people with tendonitis even when it progresses to tendinosis.

Two hallmarks of tendonitis are persistent inflammation and microtears of the tissue. SoftWave Therapy specifically helps to reduce acute pain, decrease inflammation, increase blood supply, stimulate and activate stem cells, and promote repair and regeneration of the injured tissue.

SoftWave Therapy helps to supercharge the rehab process and is extremely effective for those with tendonitis. We often see an 8 visit treatment plan over the course of 6 weeks significantly reduce and eliminate symptoms of tendonitis.

SoftWave Therapy uses highly effective, high energy electohydraulic shockwaves that penetrate an injured area at the cellular level to turn on the body’s natural healing process.

When applied to an injured area, it serves to reduce acute and chronic pain, decrease inflammation, increase blood supply, stimulate and activate stem cells, and repair and regenerate injured tissue.   

Our general recommendation is to book an initial assessment and treatment so we can determine whether or not you are a good candidate for SoftWave Therapy.

At that initial visit, we will do a comprehensive orthopedic assessment and evaluation. We will also have the first treatment on that initial visit. If it is determined that you are a good candidate, a treatment plan is almost always the preferred route.

With a treatment plan, you can get a significantly discounted pre-pay rate, rather than pay for each visit individually at a higher cost.

The most common treatment plan is 8 visits over the course of six weeks and most people experience a significant reduction in pain and an increase in range of motion.

Let’s manage expectations, you might feel good at the end of your initial session because your pain and inflammation have decreased, but it may only last a few hours to a few days or maybe longer than that.

While it's great to have pain reduction, regardless of how long, for you to really benefit from SoftWave Therapy’s tissue regeneration and stem cell healing, it does require that you follow a treatment plan and/or layer on multiple treatments.

After the initial treatment and re-assessment, if we find that you are a good candidate for SoftWave Therapy treatment, we will recommend the best treatment plan for you to move forward with.

Our SoftWave Treatment Plans are typically 6 weeks in length and follow a treatment schedule of 2 visits a week for the first 2 weeks and 1 visit per week for the last 4 weeks.

The number of treatments depends on the number of areas that are being treated. In many cases, our patients average 8 treatment sessions to see 70%-99% improvement in pain and mobility. Each treatment session takes between 10-15 minutes.