How Shockwave Therapy Can Treat Tennis Elbow Without Using Drugs
Tennis elbow is a repetitive stress or overuse injury that causes pain, inflammation, loss of range of motion, and muscle fatigue. If you have tried other tennis elbow treatments without success, or you want to take a more natural, drug-free approach to treatment, a chiropractor can help. At Smith Chiropractic, our chiropractor Dr. Ammon Jacobson can treat tennis elbow through chiropractic care and shockwave therapy in Colorado Springs, CO.
What Is Shockwave Therapy?
Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive, nonsurgical, and drug-free treatment method. Applying acoustic shockwaves to targeted treatment areas stimulates the body’s natural healing processes and can relieve pain without the use of drugs or invasive procedures.
How Does Shockwave Therapy Work?
During shockwave therapy, Dr. Jacobson will use a small, handheld device to apply acoustic sound waves to your skin. These soundwaves will penetrate deep within your skin, muscles, tendons, and ligaments to jump start the body’s ability to regenerate new tissue. Shockwave therapy breaks down calcified deposits and improves circulation around injured tissues. It also stimulates the growth of healthy new cells and overstimulates nerve endings in the affected area, which actually relieves pain.
What Conditions Are Treated With Shockwave Therapy?
Shockwave therapy is highly effective at treating sports injuries, overuse injuries, and repetitive stress injuries like tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, bursitis, or a pulled hamstring. It can also be used to treat soft tissue injuries, damage, or pain.
What to Expect During and After Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy is an outpatient procedure with no downtime and little risk of side effects. You will remain fully clothed, and we may have you lie down on a treatment table. Dr. Jacobson will use a handheld device that looks like a wand to administer shockwaves to injured tissues. This stimulates blood flow and growth hormones and relieves pain. You may feel slight discomfort during treatment, but treatment only takes 15-20 minutes. After treatment, you can resume your regular activities. You may undergo 10-12 treatments over one or two months.
Learn More About the Benefits of Shockwave Therapy in Colorado Springs, CO
Don’t go through another day suffering through symptoms of tennis elbow. At Smith Chiropractic, Dr. Jacobson and his team can design a personalized treatment plan that includes chiropractic therapies and shockwave therapy in Colorado Springs, CO. We can relieve your pain, address additional tennis elbow symptoms, restore function and range of motion, and help you get back to your normal routine. Request an appointment to get started on your tennis elbow treatment.
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