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Heel spur is a widespread disease among the population. In medicine, this problem is called plantar fasciitis with spur formation (there is also plantar fasciitis without spurs, but the general name remains - heel spur). Sufferers of plantar fasciitis complain of regular pain in the heel area when walking or without exertion - even in the morning after resting. Heel spur is a well-studied disease by modern traumatologists; the causes of plantar fasciitis are clearly established - flat feet, excess weight, incorrect (or old) shoes, excessive physical activity, etc.
We will not describe and clarify the nasology of heel spurs in detail - its symptoms are clear and definable: pain in the heel, discomfort while walking, burning in the arch of the foot, etc. You should know that the patient should contact a traumatologist who diagnoses and treats heel spurs.
It is much more important to find a good way to treat heel spurs in Kyiv. For the past 10 years, it has been shock wave therapy (SWT). The effectiveness of UVT is several times higher than all other methods known to science. 95 - 98% is the average satisfaction rate of patients who underwent treatment for heel spurs at the Avatage center using equipment from Switzerland from Storz Medical (Storz Medical, we will later return to discussing the equipment that will be used in the treatment of spurs). It is worth mentioning that X-ray therapy was previously popular in the treatment of heel spurs in Kyiv, but from the very name of the technique one can understand its side effects, and most importantly, a year after treatment, only 15% of patients noted a satisfactory effect. Other methods have such low effectiveness in getting rid of heel spurs that we won’t even waste your time on them.
Heel spurs are best treated at the Avatage clinic. Why?
“But this is a hidden advertisement for the clinic!” – many will think to themselves and they will be right. Don't rush to close this page. If quality treatment for heel spurs is important to you, do not hesitate to read to the end.
For our part, using exclusively dry facts and figures, we will convey important and logical information to you - we will provide ironclad evidence that the Avatage clinic deserves truly high trust and authority in the use of shock wave therapy not only in Kiev, but also in Ukraine .
So, in order.
1. Clinic “Avatage” is a commercial organization. How does this affect the result? Answer: very much!
The founders of the Avatage shock wave therapy center are individuals who officially represent the Swiss company Storz Medical (the undisputed global authority in the study of the healing properties of sound waves) in Ukraine - that is, it is an organization that sells shock wave therapy equipment. In order to prove the exclusivity of these installations, the Avatage clinic was established with a narrow specialization - shock wave therapy. Over 9 years of practical use of shock wave therapy, doctors have accumulated enormous knowledge in this area, forming their own protocols (recipes), which have received recognition in Europe (“Avatage” became an authorized shock wave therapy center from Storz Medical in 2015). Many of them were patented with the participation of leading orthopedic traumatologists in Ukraine. During this time, about 60 UVT units have already been sold in Ukraine, including to well-known departmental medical institutions and sanatoriums in Ukraine.
Avatage Clinic is the only authorized shock wave therapy center in Ukraine from Storz Medical (Switzerland)
If we do not provide high-quality treatment and achieve high results in the treatment of heel spurs, we will not sell a single UVT device. Logical? Of course yes! Therefore, we are destined to demonstrate excellent results to patients and doctors in getting rid of heel spurs.
2. The Avatage Clinic is an effective shock wave therapy equipment.
The Avatage Medical Center uses Swiss Storz Medical devices to get rid of heel spurs. Treatment equipment is the key to a successful result - everyone will agree.
Treatment of heel spurs using Swiss shock wave therapy equipment Storz Medical
Briefly about the characteristics of the Storz Medical UVT devices at the Avatage clinic.
- up to 12 cm - shock wave penetration depth (for other manufacturers - up to 4 cm)
— 18 – the number of attachments for the formation of different shapes and lengths of shock waves, which directly affects the result of spur treatment (the closest competitors have only 3 attachments).
— BMS – a patented technology of biomechanical stimulation used in Storz Medical devices was developed by Soviet scientists and directly affects diseased tendons and muscles of the foot, instantly increasing their elasticity. This significantly reduces the number of procedures and increases their effectiveness in treating plantar fasciitis with and without a spur.
— V-Actor (Vi-actor) is a patented technology of Storz Medical that affects muscles and tendons with vibration at the frequency of their work (contractions). Using this technique, you can put a person on the cross split in just a few weeks without physical training. Each UVT procedure ends with the impact of vibration pulses on the muscles and tendons that are involved in maintaining the mobility of the foot. This technology is not available to other manufacturers and the Avatage clinic is one of the few in Kyiv and Ukraine that uses it in the treatment of heel spurs.
- Up to 5 bar and 35 Hertz - this is the energy strength and frequency of shock wave transmission in human tissue. The Storz Medical company is the only one in the world that has a wave frequency of 35 Hertz. In addition, to increase the comfort of the procedure and eliminate pain for the patient, the energy adjustment has a step of 0.2 bar. Other manufacturers have 1 bar. For example, if the patient feels pain during the procedure, the doctor reduces the energy gradually, rather than sharply reducing it, thereby losing the effectiveness of each impulse (impact), which entails an increase in the cost of treatment.
— Fascia therapy is a unique technology presented in October 2015 by Storz Medical and consists of the action of special patented shock wave generators exclusively for the treatment of fascia - tendons. As you know, plantar fasciitis is a disease primarily of tendons that tolerate improper stress and cause constant pain. The Avatage Clinic is the only one in Ukraine that owns this technology. The inclusion of these applicators in the treatment protocol for heel spurs makes it possible to eliminate the pain syndrome by at least 70% in 90% of patients already during (!) the procedure.
These are the main and objective advantages of treating heel spurs at the Avatage clinic using Swiss equipment.
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap - this is an old saying and it has the most direct relation to medicine, given that only private medical institutions have shock wave therapy installations in Kiev with the ensuing consequences.
Avatage Medical Center uses a transparent approach to pricing in the treatment of heel spurs and other diseases. The main factor that influences the formation of the price of one strike is its cost, which depends on the consumable material - the bullet. Having worked a certain number of blows, it ceases to generate the necessary energy and, apart from the sound effect for our ears, no longer “carries” anything therapeutic. But many clinics take advantage of this and continue to “treat” them, earning money. As a result, the patient is left with a problem, without funds and a completely natural negative impression about the shock wave therapy technique.
The cheapness of one shock wave therapy procedure is suspicious because, first of all, they save on the patient’s health. Luring with a low price, clinics do not specify how many pulses are “included” in the price and what attachments they will use to treat heel spurs with shock wave therapy. And this is the key point!
The patient can be understood - he is not interested in details, he needs the result now. But this approach to the treatment of heel spurs rarely goes without consequences for health (for example, diprospan injections) or for finances (“the miser pays twice,” and in medicine even more).
The Avatage Clinic is making a lot of efforts to ensure that public awareness of this issue grows and becomes an effective way to combat such scammers. Only your knowledge will help you find a reputable doctor and clinic - always remember this!
At the Avatage center, the patient pays for the impulses actually received , the number of which is determined by the doctor. Everyone has their own heel spur, and it is not always possible to formulate one general treatment recipe for everyone - for some, 2 thousand “blows” are enough, while others need twice as much. Our task is to cure, and not to be like a “vacuum cleaner” for your wallet!
Treatment of heel spurs with shock wave therapy at the Avatage clinic
The same applies to the number of procedures. Specialists at the Avatage clinic never offer a patient to pay in advance for a course of treatment of a heel spur with shock wave therapy - this contradicts the principle of an objective approach to treatment and actually puts a person’s health on hold (the doctor automatically becomes a thoughtless “machine machine” and degrades as a specialist).
It is easier for a young body to cope with the disease and sometimes 3–4 SWT procedures are enough to treat heel spurs . An elderly person with an “old” spur and slow metabolic and recovery processes often needs 5–10 procedures. The body's reaction to treatment of heel spurs with shock wave therapy is very individual and it can be stopped as soon as the positive effect is obvious - a joint decision is made between the doctor and the patient.
Recently, in the practice of the Avatage clinic, there was a case: a 74-year-old woman sought medical help with a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis. After only 4 shock wave therapy procedures, the treatment was successfully completed - the effectiveness was 90%.
The final result of treatment of heel spurs using the shock wave method at the Avatage clinic
Shock wave therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis is not a panacea! If they tell you somewhere that shock wave therapy will 100% get rid of spurs, don’t waste your time and money. Yes, today this is the most effective method of treating this disease, but it does not provide a 100% guarantee. According to long-term observations of doctors at the Avatage clinic, a year after the end of treatment, the effectiveness of shock wave therapy is 97–98%. It is important to note that we specifically presented the results after a year, and not immediately after the end of treatment. Shock wave therapy has a prolonged (increasing) therapeutic effect in getting rid of heel spurs. This is confirmed by the results of observations of our German and Swiss colleagues from the Institute of Sports Medicine in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). The farther from the last procedure, the more positive the dynamics.
Characteristic features in the treatment of heel spurs with shock wave therapy are the rapid relief from pain - already during the procedure; persistent long-term positive effect (provided the causes of plantar fasciitis are eliminated, for example, in the case of flat feet - wearing individual orthopedic insoles); affordability in terms of cost compared to drug or invasive methods.
Every day, the human foot withstands enormous loads. They are easily tolerated at a young age in the absence of particularly severe traumatic factors, but they lead to the appearance of microcracks in the bones of the foot if there are “aggravating” circumstances in the form of age or overload. These could be excess weight, the habit of wearing high heels with an uncomfortable last, or even skydiving. Each owner of a so-called heel spur has his own story, but recently most people have had only one way to eliminate it - shock wave therapy for heel spurs.
The presence of microtraumas in the bone tissue, compression of soft tissues against the background of a general injury leads to the appearance of calcium growths on the heel bone, which gradually take the form of a pointed and curved spike, which causes unbearable pain to its “owner”. Followers of fashionable theories of conscious treatment of diseases could say that in this way the body is trying to protect itself from additional overloads, but for the patient himself this approach is of little use. When it is unbearably painful not only to run, but to walk on the ground, there is no longer any concern for reasoning divorced from life. Treatment is needed, the cost of which is not as high as many people think, but the effect often exceeds all expectations.
Initially, shock wave therapy for heel spurs was used in clinics in Germany and Switzerland. Here the first positive results after use were obtained, and the technique became widespread. UVT was actively used in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, then it began to be used more specifically. A specially designed device for generating waves of a certain frequency through a special gel acts on the site of the growth, gradually destroying it. The entire process by which heel spurs are treated with shock wave therapy consists of several sessions with breaks in between. Despite the somewhat frightening name of the technique, ultrasound does not cause “impacts,” and the procedure itself is painful only due to inflammation of the tissues surrounding the “spur.” In fact, the therapeutic effect is achieved in a completely different way than the name might suggest.
The human body is designed in such a way that when inflammation occurs, the damaged tissue cell loses its elasticity and the membrane loses its permeability. At the same time, a living, healthy cell freely transmits ultrasound and is not affected by it.
After palpation and detection of the source of pain, that is, the location of the growth, the doctor, using a special apparatus, acts on the damaged area through a special gel. Ultrasound waves with low frequency pass freely through healthy tissue, but “bump into” inflamed tissue. This is where the “blow” effect comes from. The waves gradually soften the calcium buildup until it is completely destroyed and removed from the body.
As mentioned above, complete healing requires several sessions, the number of which varies depending on the size of the growth, so the answer to the question of how much shock wave therapy for a heel spur costs is different for everyone. The more advanced the disease, the more sessions will be required to ensure guaranteed removal of the heel spur with shock wave therapy. In addition, there may be more than one growth, therefore, the task becomes somewhat more complicated.
In 2006, a group of scientists conducted a large-scale study of the effectiveness of shock wave theory for the treatment of heel spurs. Prior to this, the method was used to treat various types of problems with the musculoskeletal system, but the effectiveness of fascia treatment was in doubt, since no serious research was carried out on how effective crushing of heel spurs with shock wave therapy is in the long term.
The study involved 149 patients, or more precisely 168 feet, for which a diagnosis of heel spur was made. 79 patients were included in the group who chose to undergo treatment with shock wave therapy, and 70 people were included in the control group. In the SWT group, patients underwent irradiation of inflamed tissues and growths with acoustic waves. In the control group, conservative treatment was carried out using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, orthodontic agents, physiotherapy, and an exercise program.
Before treatment began, participants in the groups showed similar scores, both in terms of pain symptoms and in terms of the ability to move normally in space. After the course of treatment was completed, patients who had undergone a series of exposures using shock wave therapy were asked to take a test to assess their condition on a 100-point scale and leave feedback. It was necessary to note indicators both in terms of pain and in terms of the ability to walk normally. As a result, 69.1 percent in the SWT group indicated their condition as “completely healthy,” 13.6% indicated “feeling good,” and 6.2% indicated “normal.” In the control group, there were no completely healthy people; half felt good, 36% felt satisfactory, 9% felt disgusting.
Thus, shock wave therapy for heel spurs is effective not only for relieving pain and restoring damaged tissue, but also provides long-term results, preventing the formation of growths and pain.
There are different ways to treat heel spurs, but most of them are not completely safe and are associated with some risk. For example, some injections may provide temporary pain relief, but may cause muscle atrophy if used over a long period of time. Surgery, on the other hand, can change the biomechanics of the foot and requires a long recovery time. At the same time, treatment of heel spurs with UVT
due to the fact that the method is not invasive, and the effect is carried out at the cellular level, does not require long-term treatment, reduces pain and is a completely safe method of treatment. The price of shock wave therapy is, on average, quite reasonable.
Over the past decade, UVT has become widely used around the world and a large number of studies have been conducted. Including in order to exclude the “placebo” effect. As a result, it has been proven that the shock wave technique actually reduces the size of the growths; the reduction in pain is not a consequence of fluctuations in symptoms or a temporary improvement caused by some extraneous factors.
Shock wave therapy for the treatment of heel spurs can be used for patients of any age. It does not have a significant effect on cardiovascular, hormonal or any other activity of the body. This factor is especially important since patients with this diagnosis are usually people aged 40 or more. In old age, it is undesirable to subject the body to serious overloads and medical interventions. A special group of those who are undesirable to undergo treatment using this method are pregnant women and children. In addition, special attention is paid to those patients who have problems with the hematopoietic system and blood circulation in general and who take drugs that improve blood clotting.
SWT does not cause muscle or bone tissue dystrophy, and there is no particularly strong pain during the session. During and after treatment, slight redness may occur in the treated area, which usually resolves quickly. SWT does not require pain relief, as does surgery.
Unfortunately, there are no absolutely healthy people. Every person is susceptible to some kind of illness, but almost any disease can be successfully treated. The main thing we need from you is to believe in yourself and take care of your health, contacting a specialist in a timely manner. In addition, it is important to keep track of information about the latest medical advances - this way you will significantly save effort, nerves and finances.
We want to talk about modern technology for treating the musculoskeletal system - Shock Wave Therapy (SWT).
Why is shock wave therapy needed?
All diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including osteochondrosis, are accompanied by chronic muscle tension, which leads to decreased blood flow, disruption of metabolic processes and death of muscle fibers. This is what is popularly called salt deposition. In muscles, ligaments, and tendons, areas of compaction form that “press” on nerve endings, causing pain and limiting movement.
Today, UVT is the most modern and quite effective way to combat diseases of the spine and the consequences of sports injuries to muscles and joints.
It is known that many women, due to their great love for high heels, begin to worry about heel spurs and transverse flat feet; for them, UVT becomes a real salvation.
For those whose pain has become unbearable.
A decrease in pain is noted after the first session! However, the number of sessions depends on the duration of the disease and the stage of its development.
What is shock wave therapy procedure?
The essence of the treatment is to influence the problem area of the body with an acoustic wave, a high-power pulse. This action breaks up salt deposits into dust, nerve endings are released, pain disappears, and range of motion is restored.
What are the benefits of shock wave therapy?
In addition to its effectiveness, it is worth taking into account that shock wave therapy has virtually no contraindications or side effects, and is also carried out without anesthesia or drugs. This is one of its most significant characteristics. Many people immediately choose the most painful and lengthy way to fight the disease. However, the most difficult path is not always the most correct. UVT was developed so that people could treat diseases without complicating their lives with additional stress on the body.
Shock wave therapy is successfully used in the complex treatment of the following diseases:
If you have back pain, shoulder pain, joint pain, muscle pain, or salt deposits in joints, tendons and muscles, the shock wave therapy method is your salvation.
How effective is shock wave therapy?
A positive effect is observed in 95% of cases. There are no complications observed with the treatments we perform in our clinic.
The UVT method cannot affect the bones of the skull (except for the area of the temporomandibular joint), nerves, intestines, large vessels, and lung tissue.
Also, this method has contraindications in the presence of infection or oncological processes in the affected area, with blood clotting disorders, with high blood pressure and during pregnancy.
Remember that the success of your treatment depends on timely access to a specialist.
Treatment is carried out by a doctor of the highest category, Smozhny Andrey Pavlovich