Shockwave - A Real Pain in the Wrist!

 

 

 
By Dominic Smith, Clinical Applications Specialist at Physiquipe, and John Ostrovskis, Clinical Director at 919 Clinic

 


 

We ALWAYS seem to hear about, and see shockwave therapy for:

- Achilles tendinopathy….
- Patella tendinopathy….
- Shoulder tendinopathy...

And granted, that is where the strongest research is (although that is debatable – see our translating research into practice for the upper limb webinar) but we want to see something different, hear something original, and learn some new exciting ways shockwave can be used.

Step in John Ostrovskis from the 919 Clinic,  to present 2 case studies on how he has used focused shockwave for injuries in the wrist. As John has a keen interest in rock climbing and has lots of patients coming in with hand and wrist injuries, and having used shockwave for several years, he has ample experience and cases to share.

We looked at how shockwave can be used for:

- “Collateral damage” RCL / UCL injury
- Dorsal wrist ganglion

Fascinating to see how you can use shockwave for these injuries, but also the diagnostic process with ultrasound imaging and reasoning for using shockwave for these patients.

Without spoiling the webinar too much, we delved into the appropriate energy levels, and how often the treatments were, but also looked at what literature there is available for these injuries/pathologies.

To find out more about how you can use shockwave for the hand and wrist, you can watch the webinar below:

 

 

 

To find out more about the Shockwave PiezoWave2 device, contact Physiquipe on 0161 713 0409 or info@physiquipe.com.