Shockwave Therapy

Have You Had Every Other Treatment to Ease Pain?

Radial and focused shockwave therapy, used by our therapists in Woodford, Chigwell, Hornchurch and Bow, is ideal for Achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, and stubborn shoulder pain.

Shockwave therapy usually achieves excellent results for people suffering persistent pain affecting muscles and tendons such as:

• Tennis elbow
• Shoulder tendonitis and calcific tendonitis
• Patellar tendonitis
• Shin splints
• Achilles tendonitis
• Heel pain (plantar fasciitis, heel spur)
• Scar tissue and facet joint inflammation
• Muscular trigger points

How Does Shockwave Therapy Work?

Using compressed air to create "shockwaves", the therapy promotes the remodelling of scar tissue and calcified tissue, the formation of new blood vessels and collagen, as well as significantly reducing pain (and "neurogenic inflammation") from nerve endings.

This treatment can help you eliminate pain and regain an active and healthy lifestyle when many other treatments have failed. Most patients experience excellent results within 4 to 12 sessions.

How Much Does Shockwave Therapy Cost?

Shockwave therapy machines do not come cheap, and therefore many hospitals and clinics charge a fee of £200 to £400 per session, which includes a "facility fee" as well as the clinician fee. However, we feel shockwave therapy should be more affordable.

Depending on the exact settings used, our average shockwave therapy fee is £85 per session. Please refer to our individual clinic pages for up to date pricing according to location.

It is estimated that a single shockwave session has the same or greater effect as 6 to 8 sessions of deep friction massage, so £85 per session represents great value for money.

Why Choose Spine Plus for Shockwave Therapy?

Spine Plus offers both radial and focused shockwave therapy. We stand as one of the few select clinics in the UK offering both modalities. While most UK clinics rely on radial pressure wave technology, we also harness the unparalleled energy of focused shockwave, around a hundred times more powerful, using a Harley Street standard of care.

Our clinicians are osteopaths and physiotherapists with postgraduate training in electrotherapy, and treatment is always integrated into a personalised care plan rather than delivered in isolation.

Benefits of Shockwave at Spine Plus

• Radial and focused shockwave available
• No surgery, no injections, no downtime
• Most conditions respond within 4 to 12 sessions
• Often more effective than 6–8 sessions of deep friction massage
• Clinically proven, NICE-approved treatment
• Same day appointments, early and late availability
• Online booking, no GP referral needed
• Class IV laser available alongside shockwave at no extra charge

Conditions We Treat with Shockwave Therapy

• Heel and Foot Pain, Plantar fasciitis and heel spur
• Achilles Tendinopathy, Mid-tendon and insertional
• Tennis Elbow, Lateral epicondylitis
• Shoulder Pain, Calcific tendonitis, rotator cuff tendinopathy
• Patellar Tendinopathy, Jumper's knee
• Shin Splints, Medial tibial stress syndrome
• Facet Joint Pain, As an alternative to spinal injections
• Trigger Points, Stubborn muscular knots

Watch: What Is Shockwave Therapy?

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