Utah Shock Wave Therapy Protocol uses innovative acoustic wave energy to treat the shoulder & elbows. 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. ​

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Calfcific Tendinitis or Bursitis (Calcium on Rotator Cuff)

Pain is severe with any shoulder movement as there is calcium formation on tendons and bursa in the shoulder. Which causes impingement in the shoulder or restricted shoulder movement. Causes can be related to degeneration in the shoulder due to past traumas or falls to the shoulder. 

".. [Therapy TAPING] associated with ESWT seems to improve the recovery in rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy with a faster therapeutic response compared to ESWT only."
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Jun;54(3):333-340. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04749-9. Epub 2017 Nov 29.

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Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis) 

Severe pain limits the motion of the shoulder over the months. Pain is due to other conditions such as surgery, trauma, rotator cuff problems etc.  Over time pain decreases as the process of healing the shoulder continues.  But due to past trauma/decrease movement motion in the shoulder is stuck or froze. 

"..The use of ESWT seems to have positive effects on treatment, quicker return to daily activities, and quality-of-life improvement on frozen shoulder." 
Int J Prev Med. 2014 Jul; 5(7): 875–881.
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".... the two groups showed significant decreases in terms of [PAIN] and patient-specific functional scales [ SHOULDER MOVEMENT ], although the extracorporeal shock wave therapy group showed significantly lower scores than the conservative physical therapy group......Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is considered an effective intervention for improving frozen shoulder patients’ pain and functions.."
J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Dec; 27(12): 3659–3661.

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Biceps Tendonitis 

Sharp dull achy pain in the front of the shoulder that is worst when lifting or movement of the shoulder. Pain can radiate down the arm or tenderness is felt on the front of the shoulder. 
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"....the rESWT group showed significant and sustained reduction in both pain and function compared to control group...Therefore, we recommend rESWT in treating primary long bicipital tenosynovitis."
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2012 May;38(5):727-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.01.024. Epub 2012 Mar 16.