Shock wave therapy is one of the modern methods of physiotherapy.
The action of this procedure is based on the work of low-frequency sound waves. Shock wave therapy sessions are carried out only in medical institutions.
This method is not possible at home, since the procedure requires professional medical equipment.
Treatment with shock wave therapy is based on infrasound, the frequency of which does not exceed 16 Hz. The human ear is not allowed to hear it. Sensations from the action of waves are possible only in cases where there is a resonance of some hollow internal organs, in particular the lungs or esophagus.
Due to the fact that in natural, home conditions, such waves occur during natural disasters and all kinds of cataclysms, for example, hurricanes, earthquakes, the human body perceives them as a danger.
Such waves in everyday life can be produced by a refrigerator or washing machine. With prolonged exposure to infrasound on the body, a person may develop a feeling of depression. Therefore, police often use infrasound to disperse unauthorized demonstrations.
In medical practice, infrasonic action is used to carry out shock wave therapy (SWT).
The effect of such a wave on the human body stimulates increased blood circulation and promotes loosening of calcification zones.
In modern medical practice, UVT is used for the following diseases:
Despite the fact that shock wave therapy in combination with other therapeutic techniques is used for many pathologies, including the treatment of the knee, elbow, hip and other joints, there are diseases for which it is ineffective.
An example of such a disease is an intervertebral hernia, pain in which occurs as a result of pinching of the spinal nerve root by a deformed disc. It is impossible to eliminate this cause of pain using infrasonic influence.
Pain with sciatica occurs due to inflammation of the sciatic nerve. The use of shock wave therapy in this case will lead to an increase in blood flow, which during the inflammatory process will only worsen the situation.
In general, the use of the UVT method is safe. But when carrying it out, it is necessary to comply with all the conditions of the method. The procedure should only be performed in a specialized medical facility. It is unacceptable to use infrasound treatment at home.
Shock wave therapy for arthrosis affects not only the tissues of the knee, elbow or hip joint, but also the body as a whole.
Therefore, before treatment, the patient must undergo a full examination and only after the doctor finds no contraindications, he can prescribe shockwave therapy sessions.
The use of infrasound therapy techniques is unacceptable if the following factors are present:
If all recommendations regarding shock therapy are followed, side effects can hardly be expected from it.
Minor local discomfort in the joints and muscles is possible. It is strictly prohibited to use the technique at home.
The infrasound treatment method is a good alternative to surgery. Due to its effectiveness, shock wave therapy is becoming increasingly popular today and successfully competes with other conservative methods of treatment. For example, shock wave therapy for heel spurs has proven itself to be excellent.
Patients do not always complete treatment with infrasound waves. This is due to the fact that after receiving the first sessions they often experience pain. Moreover, pain appears not only during the session, but also after its completion.
But patients should know that pain becomes less with each subsequent procedure and, in the end, disappears completely. If a patient has a high sensitivity threshold and cannot tolerate pain even for a short time, the doctor should prescribe other methods of physical therapy to such a patient.
Infrasound treatment sessions can be carried out no more often than every other day. This is necessary for the tissue to fully recover. On the day of the procedure, the patient should consume a large amount of fluid (2.5-3 liters, no less), which will ensure good removal of waste products from the body.
The room where the UVT procedure is performed must be at a certain temperature, which helps stimulate blood metabolism. During the treatment process, the patient must subject his body to physical activity, for which running, swimming, and fitness are well suited.
Positive dynamics after receiving a course of shock wave therapy are observed in 90-95% of all patients.
From all that has been said above, we can conclude that infrasound, as a treatment method, is effective for many pathological changes in the body. But it is not a panacea for all ills.
Shock wave therapy has many contraindications, so it can be prescribed only after a thorough examination and only in a medical facility.
Treatment of complications of the musculoskeletal system using a method that uses a controlled shock wave that affects diseased areas of body tissue is called shock wave therapy. Arthrosis has recently been treated with this type of therapy. Feedback from patients and studies show that shock wave therapy for large affected joints is an excellent support for whole-body regenerative therapy.
This type of treatment has found successful use in the treatment of osteochondrosis, a number of heart ailments, gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, heel spurs, ankle, and elbow joints.
Using this technique you can:
Statistics show that more than 70% of people in the world have problems with the musculoskeletal system. Shock wave therapy is based on high-energy, high-frequency vibration that is aimed at the diseased area.
Shock wave therapy works well in the fight against arthrosis at the initial stage of joint disease. But when stage III of osteoarthritis of the deformation type occurs, it is useless to use UVT. The action of ultraviolet therapy lies in the effect of sound waves on a large diseased joint. The frequency of the waves varies from 16 to 25 Hz. The patient does not hear such a sound, but healing waves pass through the tissues freely. A healing effect on ligaments, bones, and cartilage is the goal of wave therapy for arthrosis.
In order to know how joints with arthrosis are treated using shock wave therapy, it is necessary to understand how the disease develops. Osteoarthritis mainly produces sharp bone formations called osteophytes. They, like thorns, cause severe pain and are a very annoying sign of illness. Basically, you can get rid of them only through surgery. The surgeon cleans the surface of the joint from the resulting osteophytes.
Shock wave therapy is performed using devices that, thanks to their sound vibrations, soften the composition of osteophytes. After one course, a very painful and serious symptom of arthrosis - thorn-shaped shoots - becomes less severe. Then they will completely resolve and will no longer cause pain and trouble to the patient. However, this therapy for arthrosis does not solve the main causes of the disease. But it will help in the fight against strong signs of the disease in combination with other types of treatment.
In addition to standard therapy, there is extracorporeal shock wave therapy. It uses a low frequency of waves, but with a much greater effect on the diseased joint. When using extracorporeal therapy for arthrosis, the patient's soft tissues, through which sound waves penetrate, do not overheat. Both of these types of therapy give excellent results, so it has not yet been determined which of them is preferred for arthrosis.
As experts emphasize, the effect of a shock wave in arthrosis brings 2 types of positive results: primary and secondary.
A patient with this disease notes a decrease in pain with the start of shockwave therapy sessions. Wave therapy helps to increase metabolic processes and microcirculation of blood vessels. Consolidation of therapy requires mandatory completion of the full course, and only then secondary consequences will begin to appear, such as an increase in the range of motion of the affected joint, an x-ray will show a reduction in the number of osteophytes or their complete elimination under the influence of sound waves.
Shockwave therapy also has positive hidden benefits. They appear when capillaries or small vessels revive their activity and begin to bring nutrients to the joint fluid, muscles, and ligaments to the maximum.
Wave therapy will help to establish continuous delivery of microelements and vitamins to the affected area of the musculoskeletal system. The shock wave technique successfully copes with this core task of treatment and prevention.
Shock wave therapy will help in the treatment of urolithiasis and will help the body recover from fractures and various injuries.
However, like any type of treatment, it also has a number of contraindications. Shock wave therapy is contraindicated for:
Wave therapy is not used in the treatment of arthrosis that affects the spine, maxillotemporal joint, since low-frequency tones negatively inspire the areas of the joints through which significant vessels pass. Treatment of arthrosis in this way is the best choice for both the doctor and the patient. Wave therapy includes 5-10 sessions, which are carried out once a week. To achieve positive results, a single course is usually enough.
In addition to such treatment as wave therapy, there is another quite effective method. This is paraffin therapy (the use of paraffin compresses). To carry out this procedure, take a thermometer, a wide brush, 2 pans and paraffin. Depending on the degree of the disease, compresses are used. Both shock wave therapy and paraffin therapy can benefit a patient with arthrosis.
Treatment of arthrosis with shock wave therapy began relatively recently, however, studies and patient reviews give reason to consider this method of influencing the affected large joints as an excellent aid to general rehabilitation therapy. UVT is successfully used to treat coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis, heel spurs, elbow and ankle joints, as well as osteochondrosis and some heart diseases.
Shock wave therapy against arthrosis works well in the early stages of joint disease. Unfortunately, in the third stage of deforming osteoarthritis, shockwave therapy is practically of no use. The principle of operation is to emit sound waves with a frequency of 16 to 25 Hertz at the affected large joint. This sound is not at all audible to humans, but the tissue structure easily allows healing waves to pass through it. The purpose of shockwave therapy is to affect dense tissues - bones, ligaments, cartilage.
To understand how joints with arthrosis can be treated using shock wave therapy, you need to understand the process of disease development. Osteoarthritis is usually accompanied by the appearance of sharp bone formations, so-called osteophytes. These thorns, which are a very unpleasant symptom of the disease, cause severe pain. Usually they can only be dealt with by surgery - the surgeon must clean the surface of the joint on which osteophytes have formed.
Shock wave therapy devices allow sound vibrations to “soften” the structure of osteophytes; after a course of shock wave therapy, arthrosis, or more precisely, one of its dangerous and painful symptoms – spiny processes – become less dangerous. They soon resolve without causing any more problems for the patient. Of course, such therapy does not solve the main causes of arthrosis that caused the disease (deformation of cartilage, excess weight, specific work, overload in sports, injuries, abnormalities in the structure of joints, problems with posture, etc.), but it helps to fight severe symptoms of the disease, making a feasible contribution to complex treatment.
In addition to conventional shockwave therapy, there is extraporal shock wave therapy, which uses a lower wave frequency but a much greater impact on the affected joint. Extraporal shockwave therapy prevents the soft tissues of a person through which sound waves pass from overheating. At the moment, it has not been determined which method of impact sound exposure to joints with arthrosis is preferable - both show good results.
Experts distinguish two types of positive effects from shock wave therapy against arthrosis: primary and secondary. In the first case, we have clear health-improving effects from treatment with the UVT device - a few sessions are enough to notice a general improvement in the situation with tormenting osteophytes. Secondary effects are latent changes that appear later, over time, but are considered no less important results of treatment.
Hidden positive effects arise after small vessels - capillaries - activate their work. They begin to deliver nutrients to cartilage tissue, joint fluid, ligaments, and muscles in full force. A healthy and proper diet is one of the most important tools for treating arthrosis. Therefore, establishing uninterrupted delivery of vitamins and microelements to the problem area of the musculoskeletal system is a primary task in the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis, which shock wave therapy successfully solves.
The UVT technique is used to treat many joint diseases: arthrosis deformans, osteochondrosis, heel spurs, periarthropathy, intervertebral hernias, flat feet. In addition, the devices help treat urolithiasis and restore the body after injuries, fractures, and subluxations.
Shock wave therapy is not recommended if a person has:
Shock wave therapy is not used to treat arthrosis if it affects the temporomandibular joint or spine, since low-frequency sound negatively affects the growth zones of the joints where large vessels pass.
Arthrosis: symptoms and treatment
(novolat. osteoarthrosis, from the Greek - bone, - joint, synonyms: osteoarthritis deformans (DOA), arthrosis, arthrosis deformans) is a dystrophic disease of the joints, the result of which is degeneration (destruction) of articular cartilage.
There are primary and secondary osteoarthritis. Damage to the articular cartilage due to injuries, static overloads (excess weight), prolonged uneven loads (scoliosis of the spine, flat foot), and genetic predisposition play a role in the occurrence of primary osteoarthritis. Secondary osteoarthritis occurs as a result of previous joint diseases: chronic arthritis, osteochondropathy, congenital dysplasia, repeated hemarthrosis (in hemophilia), etc.
In the genesis of osteoarthritis, the leading place is occupied by damage to chondrocytes, loss of elasticity of cartilage, the occurrence of microcracks and the penetration of a number of synovial fluid enzymes into the cartilage through them. In this case, along with the destruction of cartilage, its regeneration occurs, often uneven and excessive, as well as changes in the subchondral bone with the growth of marginal osteophytes, fibrosis of the synovial membrane, sclerosis and wrinkling of the joint capsule. Sometimes reactive synovitis occurs due to irritation of the synovial membrane with pieces of necrotic cartilage.
The disease manifests itself as pain in the joints during movement, exertion and changes in weather, and stiffness after rest. Sometimes there is deformation of the affected joints.
Today, medicine treats arthrosis conservatively or with surgery (joint replacement) when conservative treatment is not effective.
Conservative treatment of arthrosis.
The goal of conservative treatment of primary arthrosis is to restore blood circulation in the tissues of the affected joint and restore the structure of the cartilage. Therapy must be comprehensive. At the initial stages, drug therapy, physiotherapy methods, and exercise therapy are used. In advanced stages, namely with stage 4 arthrosis, and in some cases with stage 3 arthrosis, conservative methods are ineffective and the only solution is surgery - replacing the joint with a prosthesis. Microcirculatory agents are used to restore the microcirculation system, because It is the vessels of this bed that distribute blood directly to the tissues.
Treatment of arthrosis with shock wave therapy
We see that with stages 1 - 3 of arthrosis, the shock wave therapy method provides remission for a long time, sometimes up to 3-4 years, due to the unique properties of this method to promote the formation of new vessels (neoangiogenesis) , improve metabolism and tissue renewal in the area impact and, as a consequence, enhances the regeneration of cartilage tissue after injuries and degenerative processes. Previously, a number of medications were used to improve blood circulation, which have a large list of side, sometimes adverse effects. Now a harmless and effective alternative to drug treatment of arthrosis is radial shock wave therapy, which, among other things, has a powerful analgesic effect. In our medical center, more than 80% of patients with arthrosis were satisfied with the result of treatment with shock wave therapy and completely stopped further drug treatment due to the lack of such a need.
In addition to treating arthrosis, it is necessary to pay attention to nutrition, normalization of metabolism and weight loss. Excess weight puts additional stress on your joints. To nourish the joints, it is better to get vitamins from food, and if you add multivitamins and microelements, for example, B vitamins, then only the individual ones that are most difficult to obtain from food. The importance of physical therapy, as well as maintaining physical fitness in the future, cannot be underestimated. We have developed special programs to maintain joints in sufficient physical shape both in middle age and in elderly patients.
For stages 3–4 of arthrosis, we use this method symptomatically (we relieve the symptoms of the disease in a similar way to medication) or for preoperative preparation for joint replacement.
This new but promising method has been used in Russia for just over 10 years. Many ailments are subject to it, including arthrosis. Just five or six treatments and your well-being will change. What happens during shock wave therapy sessions and what causes their such healing effects?
Shock waves are special low-frequency sound waves ranging from 16-25 Hz. The human ear is not even able to detect them. But many people note the healing effect of their influence. The principle of such a healing effect is explained by the difference in acoustic resistance between solid, liquid and soft environments of the human body. In other words, the acoustic resistance of bone and cartilage tissue is higher than that of internal organs or liquids.
When shock waves are passed through any part of the body, soft tissues will pass through without delay, and at the border of hard and soft media they will begin to show their therapeutic effects.
It consists in the fact that various salt deposits are crushed, fibrous formations are loosened, blood circulation and metabolic processes in the zone of action of waves are improved, and collagen production is stimulated. This determines the primary therapeutic effect for arthrosis - pain and stiffness in the joint quickly decrease, motor function and exercise tolerance improve. Shock wave therapy for arthrosis also has secondary or long-term effects that appear only some time later, but their role is no less significant.
Shock wave therapy has a number of advantages over other types of treatment. The main one is the ability to act directly on the site of the disease without injuring healthy tissue. The undeniable advantages of the method also include:
In other cases, including the presence of metal structures in bones and joints, shock wave therapy is permitted.
Shock wave therapy for arthrosis is most successfully used in its early stages. The course usually requires 5-6 procedures, which are carried out once every 7-10 days. Such a fairly long break is necessary so that the body has time to remove the crushed fragments of bone growths. The procedure itself is comfortable for the patient, and its duration takes no more than 15-30 minutes.
When this method was introduced, it was assumed that it would give patients only short-term remission - up to six months. After carrying out procedures with tracking of results, it turned out that improvement in the condition of moderate arthrosis lasts much longer - from 2 to 3 years.
A variation of the classic method of shock wave therapy is extraporal shock wave therapy. Its difference is that it uses waves of much higher energy, but lower frequency. It is difficult to judge which method is better, since a high effect is observed in both cases - the quality of life of patients with arthrosis is significantly improved, and surgical intervention is often avoided.
Thus, the method of shock wave therapy for arthrosis allows, without causing gross local changes and painlessly for the patient, to achieve the desired changes in the structure of the treated tissues and influence the immediate cause of the pathology. Since the effect of shockwave therapy is comparable to surgery, it is recognized throughout the world as a method of non-invasive biosurgery.
Shock wave therapy is a fairly “young” treatment method that is used for various diseases of the musculoskeletal system, but despite the fact that it appeared not so long ago, positive reviews from many patients have created an excellent reputation for it and served as an impetus for its popularization.
In general, shock wave therapy is used for osteochondrosis, arthrosis of the knee and other large joints, in the treatment of heel spurs and even the heart. This method has proven to be effective in treating these diseases at an early stage. It is worth noting, however, that it is not something miraculous; in the later stages of joint arthrosis, for example, the effect of such a procedure is practically absent, as, indeed, of other methods of conservative treatment.
The shock wave therapy method is based on the action of sound waves, the frequency of which is 16-25 hertz. The human ear, of course, is not capable of hearing such a wave, but this does not detract from its healing properties. The principle of operation itself is based on the fact that the sound resistance of cartilage and bone tissue is much higher than the resistance of soft tissue and liquid. Thanks to this, the sound wave passes through the skin and muscles almost without delay and with minimal distortion, and its main effect will be on the solid medium, which in this case is bone and cartilage tissue.
Shock wave therapy for spurs and arthrosis is based on this effect. What exactly happens during this procedure?
Osteoarthritis of the joints usually leads to the formation of osteophytes, which cause limited joint mobility. Without proper treatment, these bone growths grow more and more and there may come a time when the joint turns into a single bone formation. With a heel spur, a similar problem arises - a kind of “spike” is formed, which cuts into the soft tissue, which causes pain and the development of inflammation. And although the mechanism of formation of osteophytes and bone spikes is different, the problem remains the same - there is a specific bone growth that cannot be eliminated with any medications; in the classic version, such formations can only be removed through surgery.
During the procedure, the shock wave therapy device generates sound waves that gradually “break” these growths into small components, which simply dissolve over time. Today, this method is perhaps the only one that allows you to preserve joint mobility and eliminate the “spur” without surgical intervention.
There is also extraporal shock wave therapy - this is a subtype of conventional shock wave therapy, but it has certain differences. Thus, this technique involves the use of significantly higher wave energy, but, in order to avoid overheating of the patient’s body tissues, the frequency of “sending” these waves is much lower. It is difficult to say which method is more effective - conventional or extraporal shock wave therapy, but if the standard method resembles the work of a large number of small hammers that hit the growth with high frequency, then the extraporal method is more comparable to a sledgehammer, the blows of which are delivered much less frequently, but give no less effect.
In general, primary and secondary effects of shockwave therapy are distinguished. Primary results include those results that appear immediately after the procedure and right during it. Secondary therapeutic effects are also called “delayed”, since they appear only some time after the procedure, but in importance they are often more important than the primary effects.
Thus, the primary therapeutic effects include a decrease in pain in the diseased joint and increased blood circulation in the area of shockwave therapy. This is undoubtedly a good, but not very long-lasting effect.
Secondary effects are not noticeable at first glance, but they are important for a person’s recovery. Thus, such effects include improving the mobility of the diseased joint, reducing and destroying calcifications, osteophytes, scars, etc. In the area affected by shockwave therapy, blood circulation improves. This occurs due to the fact that “sleeping” ones begin to actively engage in work. capillaries and new ones are formed, which helps improve tissue nutrition. Improving blood circulation and metabolism in general can be called the main components on which the health of the joints and spine depends, since most diseases of the musculoskeletal system are associated precisely with metabolic disorders. Thus, the cause of an intervertebral hernia is almost always precisely the insufficient supply of the intervertebral disc with water and the substances it needs. And the treatment of such diseases sets itself the task of restoring normal metabolism, which is almost guaranteed to protect the patient from relapses of the disease.
One of the secondary effects of the procedure is the strengthening of joint capsules, ligaments and tendons; they become more resistant to various damages and injuries.
Shock wave therapy, naturally, has its own indications and contraindications for use, but there are very few contraindications, and reviews of the effectiveness of the procedure from patients are quite high, which at one time led to the rapid growth in popularity of this technique.
Indications for the use of this treatment method are:
There are also a number of contraindications. Thus, this procedure is impossible if cancer is detected in the area of intended exposure. In addition, contraindications for the use of SWT are the presence of acute infections, increased fragility of blood vessels, blood diseases, the patient's use of a pacemaker, and pregnancy.
In addition, there are certain areas of the human body where such a procedure is impossible - these are areas of bone growth, areas that are located next to large blood vessels, the skull, intestines, and lung tissue.
The number of UVT sessions is usually selected individually, so in this case there is no specific figure, although on average, when treating various diseases of the musculoskeletal system, approximately 6 procedures are needed, which will be carried out one per week. As a result, the entire course of treatment will take approximately one and a half months. A fairly large time gap between individual procedures can be explained by various factors, but the easiest way to say is that it is necessary so that the body has time to “process” and remove the “broken” pieces of bone growths.
Shock wave therapy is a fairly common procedure that is performed in many clinics, since even a state clinic can afford the apparatus for performing it, and the price of one procedure now (at the peak of the popularity of shock wave therapy) is such that it allows you to quickly recoup the costs. For example, in Moscow, one SWT procedure will cost the patient about 1,500 rubles, although the specific cost, of course, depends on the region and the clinic.
As we have already said, shock wave therapy is a fairly common procedure, but the question of where to do shock wave therapy remains relevant. Although this procedure is quite popular, not all clinics have bothered to purchase such equipment and in some regions this procedure still remains exclusive. Let's figure out which clinics offer this service in different cities.
Shock wave therapy in Moscow is available in a fairly large number of clinics, so it is almost always possible to choose the most convenient option in terms of price and location. Thus, this service is offered:
Also, these procedures are carried out at the representative offices of the clinic network “MedCenterService” (phone: 989-64-7), “NIARMEDIC” (tel.: 617-11-71) and a number of other clinics.
Although St. Petersburg is the second most important city in the country, there are far fewer clinics that offer this service. Shock wave therapy in St. Petersburg is performed in:
In Yekatirenburg, the choice is even more modest - shock wave therapy is performed in:
Shock wave therapy in Krasnoyarsk is carried out in:
In Krasnodar, shock wave therapy is also performed in several clinics:
There are also several clinics in Novosibirsk that offer shock wave therapy:
In Omsk, shock wave therapy is also offered by a small number of medical institutions:
Shock wave therapy in Ufa is presented in the following clinics:
Shock wave therapy in Chelyabinsk:
Sochi is a resort city, so shock wave therapy is more represented here in various sanatoriums, and is quite rare in clinics:
Shock wave therapy in Tolyatti:
There are surprisingly many clinics in Voronezh that offer shock wave therapy:
Shock wave therapy is also used in treatment in clinics in other fairly large cities - in Yaroslavl (Center for Restorative Treatment, Bolshaya Oktyabrskaya St., 49a), in Perm (Medlife, Petropavlovskaya St., 43, tel. - (342) 218-25-00), in Tula (Atlant MC, 122 Lozhevaya St., tel. - (4872) 703-767), in Ryazan (Elixir Medical Center, 11 Zatinnaya St., tel. - (4912) 992-737), etc.
Of course, listing all the cities and clinics in which such a service is provided is an almost impossible task, since compiling such a catalog will take a lot of time and effort. We simply showed the addresses of clinics that are located in large cities, but this, of course, is not all the available options.
In addition, when choosing which clinic to go to, be guided not only by the reviews of friends (they, unfortunately, are not always objective), but also pay attention to whether the clinic has the appropriate licenses and permits, the qualifications of doctors and attitude towards patients. Of course, most of this information can only be obtained after a personal visit to the clinic, which is a problem for a person with joint diseases, but this is the only way to choose the organization that suits you.
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Shock wave therapy is a treatment method in which infrasound, like a warm sea wave, affects soft tissues - ligaments, tendons, muscle attachment points. Naturally, this modern method is provided with the help of the advanced equipment of the Spine Team clinic - the BTL apparatus (UK).
With the help of shock wave therapy (SWT), we are able to solve many problems. UVT treatment is effective when we:
Shock wave treatment has its own characteristics. The procedure itself is absolutely painless, but the very next day after it, you may feel discomfort in the treated area. This is due to the fact that the shock wave affects deep tissues and areas of muscle and ligamentous compactions and formations. Naturally, deposits of salts and other substances accumulated over many years will not simply “disperse.” To do this, you need a full course of shock wave therapy, patience and the desire to make your bones, muscles and joints (including such complex ones as, for example, the knees) healthy and strong. The pain from the procedures will go away as soon as your body, of course, with the help of shockwave therapy, copes with the inflammatory processes occurring inside.
This procedure also has a number of contraindications. For example, in the presence of malignant tumors and any other oncological diseases, UVT therapy is not carried out. Special attention should be paid to patients with a built-in pacemaker - shock wave therapy is also not suitable for them. Any infectious diseases, pregnancy, or problems with blood vessels are also absolute restrictions on the use of UVT.
Must remember! If shock wave treatment is indicated for you, you do not have any objective reasons for refusing the procedures; you should contact only highly qualified specialists. The Spine Team doctors are already waiting for your appointment!
The cost of a course of procedures depends on their number. Price for 1 session of shock wave therapy 30 minutes - 1200 rubles. As a rule, to achieve a positive effect, patients require shock wave therapy sessions from 5 to 12 times.
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