EXTRA-CORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY
Restore mobility, reduce chronic pain, and stimulate your body’s natural healing process with Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy. Our personalized treatment plans help patients recover from tendon, ligament, muscle, and bone injuries without surgery or lengthy downtime.
Expert Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy in Manhattan
Chronic foot and ankle pain doesn’t always require surgery. Dr. Perez provides advanced Shockwave Therapy for patients with persistent tendon, ligament, muscle, and bone injuries that have not improved with rest, physical therapy, or other conservative treatments.
Every treatment plan is personalized based on your diagnosis, symptoms, lifestyle, and recovery goals to help reduce pain, promote healing, and get you back to the activities you love as safely and efficiently as possible.
What Is Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy?
Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy uses high-energy acoustic waves delivered directly to injured tissue. These controlled pulses trigger a biological response that improves circulation, supports tissue repair, and helps reduce chronic pain.
Originally developed to treat kidney stones, this technology is now widely used in orthopedic and sports medicine to treat chronic tendon, ligament, muscle, and bone conditions without surgery.
Conditions Treated with Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is an effective treatment for a wide range of chronic foot and ankle conditions, including:
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Achilles Tendinitis & Tear
- Ankle Sprains & Instability
- Peroneal Tendinopathy
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
- Muscle Strains
- Myofascial Pain
- Stress Fractures & Delayed Bone Healing
- Neuromas
- Other chronic tendon, ligament, muscle, and bone conditions.
Following a comprehensive evaluation, our specialists will determine whether ESWT is the right treatment to help reduce pain and promote healing.
Why Patients Choose Shockwave Therapy
- Non-invasive treatment
- No surgery or injections
- Little to no downtime
- Supports faster recovery
- Reduces chronic pain
- Improves mobility
- Safe, evidence-based technology
- Performed in the office in just minutes
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Why Choose Flex Foot & Ankle?
- Board-certified Foot & Ankle Specialist
- Experience in sports medicine and running injuries
- Advanced diagnostic tools
- Personalized treatment approach
- Convenient Manhattan location.
Our goal isn’t just to relieve pain—it’s to identify the source of your condition and create a personalized treatment plan that helps you recover safely and get back to doing what you love.
Find Us in Manhattan
We proudly provide Shockwave Therapy for patients throughout Manhattan and surrounding neighborhoods. Whether you’re dealing with chronic heel pain, tendon injuries, sports-related conditions, or delayed healing, our team is here to help you explore non-surgical treatment options tailored to your needs.
Shockwave Therapy FAQs
Have questions about Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy?
Here are some of the most common questions patients have about ESWT, how it works, what to expect during treatment, and recovery.
How does ESWT work?
ESWT delivers shockwaves (either radial or focused) in the form of energy and have mechanical and cellular effects that improve tissue healing and alter your pain signaling. They create little holes (microcavitation) which improves blood flow creating pain relief and anti-inflammatories effects. It may also increase collagen synthesis as well as increase the number of cells within tendons and ligaments.
When you experience chronic pain, your body no longer recognizes that there is an injury to that area. As a result, it shuts down the healing process and you no longer feel relief. The ballistic sound waves of the EnPuls (ESWT) penetrate deep through your soft tissue, causing micro-trauma and restarting the inflammation process, triggering your body’s natural healing response again. The energy emitted also causes the cells in the soft tissue to release certain bio-chemicals that intensify the body’s natural healing process. These bio-chemicals allow for the building of new microscopic blood vessels in the soft tissue.
What do studies show?
There have been extensive studies done on Radial Shockwave Therapy over the past 20 years. These studies show an average 80% success rate.
How is RSWT performed?
The system is a machine with an applicator that looks like an ultrasound and is administered once a week for a series of 4 to 5 treatments.
Each treatment takes approximately 4-5 minutes depending on the size and number of areas treated.
Dr. Perez will place the applicator on the area and administers the ballistic waves by moving over the affected area in a very slow, circular motion.
During the treatment, there may be some minor discomfort. Painful areas are helpful in isolating the truly injured areas.
What are the possible side effects?
There have been very few side effects reported. In rare cases, skin bruising may occur. Patients may also feel soreness in the area for a day or two afterward, similar to a strenuous workout.
Will I be in pain afterward?
A day or two after the treatment you may feel a slight discomfort like a bruise, but that is normal and is a sign the treatment is working.
Why consider Radial Shockwave Therapy?
ESWT has a proven success rate that is equal to or greater than that of traditional treatment methods, including surgery. However, there are times when surgery is required and Dr. Perez will explain what is needed and when.
Patients treated with ESWT may be active immediately and resume their normal routine the same day. Many patients find a significant and immediate reduction in their pain. Some patients will feel results gradually after each treatment.
