Utah Shock Wave Therapy Protocol uses innovative acoustic wave energy to treat spasticity in hypertonic muscles. The pressure waves create increased blood flow and stimulate more blood vessels to help with healing. The outcome ? Decrease in muscle pain & aches, activate connective tissue in joints for better motion and improve blood flow.
Current Research on Hypertonia in Stroke & Shock Wave Therapy
"...At 12 weeks after therapy, 10 of the 20 patients showed persistent reduction in muscle tone. There were no adverse events associated with ESWT."
Stroke. 2005 Sep;36(9):1967-71. Epub 2005 Aug 18.
" Applications of rESW demonstrating positive effects at reducing the level of spastic hypertonia of the upper limb muscles in patients with chronic stroke" Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016 Aug;42(8):1862-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.03.006. Epub 2016 Apr 25.
..."In conclusion, our findings suggest that rESWT may be valuable in decreasing flexor spasticity of the hand and wrist with accompanying enhancement of hand function and wrist control in patients with chronic stroke."
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 May; 95(18): e3544.
Stroke. 2005 Sep;36(9):1967-71. Epub 2005 Aug 18.
" Applications of rESW demonstrating positive effects at reducing the level of spastic hypertonia of the upper limb muscles in patients with chronic stroke" Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016 Aug;42(8):1862-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.03.006. Epub 2016 Apr 25.
..."In conclusion, our findings suggest that rESWT may be valuable in decreasing flexor spasticity of the hand and wrist with accompanying enhancement of hand function and wrist control in patients with chronic stroke."
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 May; 95(18): e3544.
Strong Research on Shock Wave Therapy & Multiple Sclerosis Hypertonia
..."RSWT can reduce pain and muscle tone in MS patients without adverse effects. The lack of RSWT effects on spinal excitability supports the idea that RSWT is likely to act on non-reflex hypertonia, for example reducing muscle fibrosis."
Mult Scler. 2015 Apr;21(5):622-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458514549566. Epub 2014 Sep 25.
Mult Scler. 2015 Apr;21(5):622-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458514549566. Epub 2014 Sep 25.
Hypertonia in Cerebral Palsy
"...A single active shock wave stimulation produced a significant long-lasting reduction in hypertonia in the plantar flexors in children with cerebral palsy." J Rehabil Med. 2010 Apr;42(4):339-43. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0522.
"There is a significant reduction in the spasticity of plantar flexor muscles in children with cerebral palsy after a single session of RSWT and this improvement remains at the 4-week follow-up". Int J Rehabil Res. 2013 Sep;36(3):284-90. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328360e51d.
"There is a significant reduction in the spasticity of plantar flexor muscles in children with cerebral palsy after a single session of RSWT and this improvement remains at the 4-week follow-up". Int J Rehabil Res. 2013 Sep;36(3):284-90. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328360e51d.
