Author: paul
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leg / peronei
The peronei muscles (peroneus longus and peroneus brevis) and associated tendons are muscles used to evert or pronate the foot. Their main role is actually control. In this case control of the amount of inversion or supination of the foot. They slow inversion and control position of the foot in space when both non weight bearing and…
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Osgood-Schlatter
Osgood–Schlatter disease (also known as apophysitis of the tibial tubercle or OSD) is an inflammation of the patella tendon at the tibial tuberosity. It is characterised by a painful lump just below the knee and most often develops in young adolescents. The pain only continues during the growth phase and will most often be pain free in adult…
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Patella Tendinopathy
Patella tendinopathy (patella tendinitis, patella tendinosis, also known as jumper’s knee) is a relatively common cause of pain in the inferior patellar region which commonly occurs in athletes who are involved in jumping sports such as basketball and gymnastics. Patella tendinopathy and extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has had quite a bit of scrutiny in the…
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Hamstrings
Treatment of the hamstrings often involves tendon treatment, myofascial release and trigger point therapy all using radial shockwave. Tendon treatment is the same for the hamstring tendons as it is for any other tendon. There are lots of studies investigating the effects of shockwave therapy on tendinopathy. There are three main reasons for using shockwave on hamstring tendons:…
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Piriformis Syndrome
This example includes treatment for both myofascial release and trigger point therapy using radial shockwave. The myofascial release is to the glutes and the trigger point therapy is to the piriformis. These areas are often found to be dysfunctional together. Shockwave trigger point therapy uses the concept of mechanical energy separating the fixed actin-myosin links…
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GTPS
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), also known as trochanteric bursitis, greater trochanteric bursitis or hip bursitis, is inflammation of the trochanteric bursa, a sac of fluid protecting the prominent bony part of the hip. The bursa is at the top, outer side of the femur, between the insertion of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles into…
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Hand
This treatment is for scar tissue between the 3rd and 4th metacarpals following a fall over a year ago. The fall resulted in an unusual injury; a dislocation of the 4th carpo-metacarpal joint which was relocated manually the same day. The hand was not immobilised in plaster or a brace but still developed fibrous tissue…
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Tennis / Golfer’s Elbow
Lateral or medial epicondylitis, often referred to as tennis and golfer’s elbow, are conditions in which the outer or inner part of the elbow becomes painful. This can be due to acute or chronic inflammation of the tendons that join the forearm extensor/flexor muscles on the outside/inside of the elbow to the bone at the lateral or medial…
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Shoulder Calcific Tendinitis
Calcific tendinitis (also called calcific/calcifying/calcified/calcareous tendinitis/tendonitis/tendinopathy, tendinosis calcarea, hydroxyapatite deposition disease (HADD) and calcific periarthritis) is a form of tendinitis. It is a condition where deposits of hydroxyapatite (a crystalline calcium phosphate) form in a tendon of the body, most commonly in the tendons of the rotator cuff. It can easily be seen on xray as shown below: Success…
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Manufacturer Links
Here is a list of radial shockwave machine manufacturers. Please note we do not constantly check these links. If they are dead or wrong please let us know: Enraf Nonius Endopulse 811 Gymna Shockmaster 300 Gymna Shockmaster 500 Zimmer enpulse Storz MASTERPULS MP50 Storz MASTERPULS MP100 Storz MASTERPULS MP200 Storz MASTERPULS »ultra« line Storz DUOLITH…