Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive, FDA-approved technology that uses shock waves to treat chronic, painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system. ESWT produces intense, short energy waves that travel faster than the speed of sound. This shock wave, in turn, generates pulses of high pressure sound that travel through the skin to initiate tissue repair.
The past decade has seen a wave of new regenerative technologies that enhance the body’s innate healing process for faster, more complete healing. Rather than intervening in the natural healing process, regenerative technologies work symbiotically with cellular metabolism, clearing a path for natural healing. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive, FDA-approved technology that uses shock waves to treat chronic, painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system. ESWT produces intense, short energy waves that travel faster than the speed of sound. This shock wave, in turn, generates pulses of high pressure sound that travel through the skin to initiate tissue repair.
The body responds to the shock waves with production of fibroblasts — cells responsible for repair of connective tissues, such as tendon, ligaments, and fascia. Pressure from the shock waves creates cavitation bubbles, or small empty cavities behind an energy front. As these bubbles burst, they create a force strong enough to break up calcium deposits formed by chronic injury to soft tissue. This increased metabolism in the tissue promotes healing and subsequent dissolution of calcium deposits. The shock wave process initiates a biological process called mechanotransduction that stimulates the body’s inherent repair systems to boost blood flow, speed up cellular rejuvenation, activate and recruit resident stem cells.
Our bodies have immense healing potential. While we cannot re-grow missing limbs like some animals, we can build new muscle fibers, connective tissue, and blood vessels. A recent study by West China Hospital found that “ESWT showed a significant effect in the treatment of OA in pain reduction or/and functional improvement compared with placebo, corticosteroid, HA, medication, ultrasound…” Read more.
These technologies are used to safely treat a wide array of acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, stress fractures and reduction of scar tissue. It promotes bone and tendon healing.
To learn more about what we can do to help with your condition, call our office at 817-416-0970. We will thoroughly diagnose your condition and present you with treatment options. From there we will guide you along your road to recovery.
Dr. Minotti is specialty trained in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. He combines his intensive training in the musculoskeletal system with advanced training in Regenerative Medicine, specifically as applied to orthopedic conditions. He conferences regularly with the world’s leading physicians to provide his patients with the most effective treatments that science has to offer.
Founder of North Texas Musculoskeletal Medicine in Southlake TX, Dr. Minotti believes that orthobiologic procedures, such as Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell Therapy, are a new frontier in medicine, offering treatments that effectively bridge the gap between medications that mask pain and invasive surgery.
He has helped thousands of patients find freedom from pain to restore their quality of life. Dr. Minotti is honored to be recognized by his peers with the Top Docs award. He also serves as an adjunct professor at University of North Texas Health Science Center.
