If you’re living with joint or tendon-related pain, our 360º approach to your health and well-being can help to restart your body’s natural healing process.

As part of your personalised recovery programme, your team may recommend Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) as a stand-alone treatment, or in conjunction with other therapies.

Using acoustic sound waves, our safe and convenient shockwave treatment stimulates an increase in new blood vessels in the affected area, helping damaged tissues to recover quicker.

This non-invasive alternative to surgery has also been shown to help relieve chronic pain.

How it works

At the start of your 360º treatment plan, your physiotherapist will carry out a full clinical assessment, which may include referring you for an MRI or ultrasound scan.

If Shockwave Therapy is right for you, we’ll integrate this into your bespoke treatment programme to help you recover, and return to your best, quicker.

Shockwave Therapy works by delivering targeted impulses of energy to damaged tissues. These waves travel up to 40mm into your body.

Once your treatment begins, our team work with you to identify the area of pain and apply a gel-like substance to your skin. We’ll then apply a probe on the affected area and deliver impulses as a shockwave that spreads inside the tissue.

These radial shockwaves kick-start an inflammation-like response in the tissue, and encourage your body to respond naturally, by increasing blood circulation driving your metabolism, and creating new blood vessels.

To make sure you’re comfortable with the process, we begin your shockwave treatment with an appropriate level of intensity and continue with a highly personalised course of treatment.

Benefits for your body

Whether it is used as a stand-alone treatment, or as part of a wider programme of care, Shockwave Therapy can help with a range of different joint and tendon-based pain, including specific forms of:

Neck Pain
Shoulder Pain
Elbow Pain
Wrist/Hand Pain
Back Pain
Hip Pain
Hamstring Pain
Knee Pain
Achilles Pain
Heel/Foot Pain

While you may notice an improvement in symptoms almost straight away, it could take several weeks for your body to respond. You may also notice reddening or swelling after your treatment, or even a brief increase in pain.

With a wide range of therapies in one place, expertise in multiple disciplines and none of the usual limits on session time, our 360º approach provides you with the best possible chance of recovery.

Is Shockwave Therapy right for you?

Discover how Shockwave Therapy can help with these common problems.

Back & Neck Pain

Our 360º approach provides long-term solutions that reduce pain and restore your flexibility and freedom of movement.

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Sports & Exercise Injury

Worried about a niggling injury? Our specialist team is here to help you get back into the game and make your body more resilient.

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What our patients say

Ross Kirby

"The team at Spectrum health have been instrumental in rehabilitating and fixing my knee issue. Rob is very knowledgeable and created a focused and comprehensive plan to manage then remove all pain. Shannon was incredibly attentive and diligent when monitoring my rehabilitation exercises. I couldn't recommend enough."

Andreas S.

"Great support and always going the extra mile from Ant and the team. I had a torn ligament in my ankle and always felt in safe hands. The team carefully listened and discussed all recovery steps with me. They have the newest equipment, some stuff I haven't heard before. I would highly recommend to go to Spectrum Health, if you want the best help and recovery."

Alice

"Ran for the first time in 6 months yesterday... My hip is back to full health, it feels stronger than it did pre injury... The Spectrum team have been absolutely phenomenal."

David

"It has been a great experience from start to finish. Physio during lockdown which got rid of my knee pain and feeling fitter and stronger than before. It was amazing, the attention to detail and ability to correct form and progress through a video call and now I am able to run and cycle faster and further before thanks to Spectrum!"

Sarah B

"I cannot recommend Ant and the team highly enough. Professional, reassuring, knowledgeable, patient and fantastic to work with. The diagnosis, physio and follow up consultations were all done over Zoom during lockdown which is remarkable in itself!"

Simon B

"Thank you so much. Cannot believe how quickly this pain has gone away. I was agony two days ago and I could not sit down, now I already feel like a new man."

Lewis

"Just wanted to message and thank you for the advice as my leg is fully healed and stronger than ever"

Marta D

"I found it really useful to have the 15 minute free discussion over (video) call as I wasn't sure if physio was what I needed and if they were going to be able to help. Having had that initial call the next, full-on, e-physio call was very informative and gave me a great start to my recovery. Thank you."

Louise Law

"I was worried that it was so severe that nothing would ever work. However, Rob was extremely helpful, immediately able to diagnose where the nerve was trapped through our Zoom meeting. So impressed that I have sent my daughter here too!!"

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