Utah Shock Wave Therapy Protocol uses innovative acoustic wave energy to treat the wrist & hand. 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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Trigger Finger
Pain and inflammation with complaint of finger or thumb getting stuck when trying to extend digit. You may not be able o extend finger without the help from other fingers or hand. Cause of injury is from long hours of grasping or trauma to finger or thumb.
" We conclude that extracorporeal shock wave therapy could be a non-invasive option for treating trigger finger, especially for those patients who wish to avoid steroid injections...."
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 Nov;41(9):977-983. doi: 10.1177/1753193415622733. Epub 2016 Sep 28.
"....This study provides initial evidence that rESWT is an effective treatment for trigger digit..."
Open Access J Sports Med. 2016; 7: 143–151.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 Nov;41(9):977-983. doi: 10.1177/1753193415622733. Epub 2016 Sep 28.
"....This study provides initial evidence that rESWT is an effective treatment for trigger digit..."
Open Access J Sports Med. 2016; 7: 143–151.
Wrist tendonitis or De Quervain's Tenosynovitis (Texting / Gamers thumb)
Pain occurs when repetitive griping of objects and use of the thumb or fingers. Pain is felt on below the thumb or fingers into the wrist joints on the sides of the forearm. Wrist can be stiff and painful with performing certain activities for work or leisure.
"....clinical and experimental studies [show] the potential of ESWT appears to be emerging. The promising outcome after this non-invasive treatment option in tendinitis care justifies the indication of shockwave therapy"
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2012 Jan-Mar; 2(1): 33–37.
"....clinical and experimental studies [show] the potential of ESWT appears to be emerging. The promising outcome after this non-invasive treatment option in tendinitis care justifies the indication of shockwave therapy"
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2012 Jan-Mar; 2(1): 33–37.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ( C.T.S)
Pain with numbness (sleeping or tingling feeling) on the inside of the hand and fingers. Symptoms are worst at night and relieve is best when flicking or shaking the hand or arm.
"....A significantly greater improvement in the [Pain scores] ..... in the [ Shock Wave ] intervention group throughout the study as compared to the control group at weeks 1 and 4. This is the first study to assess rESWT in a randomized placebo-controlled trial and demonstrate that rESWT is a safe and effective method for relieving pain and disability in patients with CTS."
J Orthop Res. 2016 Jun;34(6):977-84. doi: 10.1002/jor.23113. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
"....A significantly greater improvement in the [Pain scores] ..... in the [ Shock Wave ] intervention group throughout the study as compared to the control group at weeks 1 and 4. This is the first study to assess rESWT in a randomized placebo-controlled trial and demonstrate that rESWT is a safe and effective method for relieving pain and disability in patients with CTS."
J Orthop Res. 2016 Jun;34(6):977-84. doi: 10.1002/jor.23113. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
