How Shockwave Therapy Can Help With Common Sports Injuries

Have you ever heard the fascinating fact that cats can heal themselves by purring? It might seem incredible, but science has backed it up: cats actually purr at a frequency that is conducive to quicker healing of bones and muscles. Though our feline companions might have come up with the concept first, it's never too late to jump on board with a good idea. Shockwave Therapy is an innovation that applies this theory to healing our own bodies by using acoustic waves.

How Shockwave Therapy Works

The instrument used to administer Shockwave Therapy delivers quick, short pulses that translate into acoustic waves. These waves cause microtears in the capillaries of the affected area. This isn't a bad thing though; the body promotes a repair response with increased blood flow and begins to patch and enhance the damaged capillaries. The area is then able to receive more oxygenated blood, more efficiently, which promotes the regeneration of tissue and helps to mend bones and tendons. 

Benefits of Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave Therapy is ideal for people suffering from common sports injuries—particularly those with chronic tendinopathy or other conditions that aren't responding to lesser treatments. Rather than proceeding to more invasive solutions (with lengthier recovery times), Shockwave Therapy offers a non-invasive option that can start to offer relief and results within a couple of sessions.

Keeping Active with Shockwave Therapy

It is one of life's great ironies that those who are most active tend to suffer the majority of sports injuries. With the help of innovative tools like Shockwave Therapy, chiropractors are able to help mend those injuries, and keep more of us healthy, active, and participating.

Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness offers chiropractic health care, acupuncture, and massage therapy in order to enable patients to live a healthy and happy lifestyle that is both pain and symptom free.

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