I've had some foot issues, and I heard that shockwave therapy might be appropriate. How does it work? And how can it help?

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has emerged as a promising non‐invasive technique to manage spasticity, a condition marked by heightened muscle tone and exaggerated tendon reflexes that ...

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for treatment of lateral elbow pain (tennis elbow) seemed ineffective in a Cochrane review, but the evidence is conflicting (Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Shock waves have been used in medicine for a long time.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had some foot issues, and I heard that shockwave therapy might be appropriate. How does it work? And how can it help? ANSWER: This noninvasive treatment uses sound waves to ...