Stemwave therapy, a form of focused shockwave therapy, is a vital component of our conservative joint care program at Levante Chiropractic. Stemwave therapy for joint pain and muscle injury supports our structural balancing, spinal alignment and inflammation reduction protocols that can both help painful joints heal, as well as prevent problems in the future. Some of the most exciting research […]
When heel pain keeps limiting your day, you want to know whether another treatment can make a meaningful difference. A major study found that focused shockwave therapy reduced pain and improved function in people with stubborn plantar fasciitis. The benefits were assessed three months after treatment ended—an encouraging finding for patients whose symptoms have persisted despite previous care. Key Points […]
Patients with shoulder pain that has been worsening for months or years usually come to our office feeling frustrated. When your shoulder has been hurting for months or years, there’s an underlying problem that needs to be addressed and healed. Quite often this involves addressing tendon injuries in the shoulder rotator cuff, arthritic changes in the bone- such as bone […]
A landmark randomized controlled trial on focused shockwave therapy was published in 2003 in JAMA, one of the highest impact journals in the medical field. The improvements for shoulder calcific tendinopathy in this study include: Reduction in pain levels Improved function using the Constant-Murley Score (A 100-point scale used to measure overall shoulder function and track recovery after an injury […]