As a clinician, you want what is best for your patients and your practice. No doubt you treat many people with musculoskeletal conditions while simultaneously trying to make a profit and keep overall costs down. Shockwave therapy is an innovative technology that allows you to enhance both your bottom line and your patient care. Read on to learn about best practices for integrating extracorporeal shockwave technology into your practice.

Approximately 1.71 billion people suffer from musculoskeletal disorders worldwide. Canada has a high prevalence of people with this type of condition, with approximately 27% of the population suffering. In fact, an estimated 1 in 5 people in Canada suffer from chronic pain. Shockwave therapy helps you provide a high standard of care for patients and increases your competitiveness as a practitioner.

Shockwave therapy works by accelerating the healing process in the body. It does so by stimulating the metabolism and enhancing blood circulation to regenerate damaged tissue.

Extracorporeal shockwave technology delivers strong energy pulses that are applied to the affected area for short periods of time. These energy pulses stimulate cells in the body responsible for bone and connective tissue healing. This technology has been proven to be highly effective at treating injuries the body is unable to heal on its own.

Double-blind, randomized, controlled studies, indicate up to 91% improvement with an 84% success rate for numerous conditions. Furthermore, shockwave treatments are highly effective for treating musculoskeletal conditions.

Extracorporeal shockwave technology has been proven to be at least as effective as traditional treatments for musculoskeletal conditions. Furthermore, this technology has the added advantage of being non-invasive, effective, and has little to no side effects.

In order for shockwave therapy to provide the most benefit to both you and your patients, it is important to follow several best practices for implementing extracorporeal shockwave technology into your practice. For example, patient candidacy for this treatment should be considered on a case-by-case basis. As a practitioner, you must determine if their injury can be healed with shockwave technology along with the patient’s health status.

It’s important to keep in mind that there are a few contraindications when considering shockwave therapy for a patient. If your patient has any of the following, they may not be a suitable candidate:

  • If they are pregnant
  • If they have a blood clotting disorder (including thrombosis)
  • If they are taking oral anti-coagulants
  • If they have received a steroid injection in the last 6 weeks
  • If they have a pacemaker fitted
  • If tumours are present at the treatment site
  • If they have an infection or skin abrasion at the treatment site
  • If they are under 18 (except in the treatment of Osgood-Schlatter disease)

When implementing extracorporeal shockwave technology into your practice, it’s important to become proficient at using shockwave therapy machines. Shockwave Canada offers free training and certification, so you can be assured that you are yielding the best possible results from this technology. As well, when you add a Shockwave Canada device to your practice, you gain access to medical support from practitioners with over twenty years of shockwave experience. You can reach out to these experts any time via phone or email to get answers to critical protocol questions.

Finally, the type of shockwave machine you decide to use in your clinic matters. Shockwave Canada offers a range of devices to suit your needs, with varying frequency ranges and portability. These include: MASTERPULS ONE, MASTERPULS 50, MASTERPULS 100, and the MASTERPULS 200. There are also a wide variety of attachments to suit your varied needs.

Extracorporeal shockwave technology can revolutionize your clinical offerings, expand your client base, and even boost your profit while you heal your patients. To ensure successful integration, it’s important to use a well-planned approach when implementing this modality. For more information about Shockwave Canada’s range of shockwave devices, along with best practices for implementing shockwave therapy into your practice, please visit: www.shockwavecanada.com.