Olympians have been using shockwave therapy for healing since the 1996 games in Atlanta, GA. It was more intensely employed as a healing modality in the 2004 games in Athens, Greece. Olympians are at the top of their sport. They push to the limits of human ability, and records are broken both in trials and at the games. They compete in all types of venues and climate conditions. They are limited in what they can take for healing, with a whole list of medications banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, even including medications that dilate blood vessels to speed healing.
So they turn to shockwave. Athletes from the NFL, NBA/WNBA, MLS/NWSL, etc, have found a non-medication based treatment that speeds healing and decreases down time, speeding return to play by using the body's natural healing mechanisms. A 2021 study showed that shockwave therapy shortened lay-off time for all types of musculoskeletal injury. Aly Dixon, a british marathon champion, used shockwave to keep her achilles tendonitis at bay. She credits shockwave with keeping her injury at bay, allowing her to continue training at a high level, earning an olympic spot two years after she started treatment and winning a world championship five years after she started treatment!
Shockwave can treat tendinopathies, muscle strain, generalized muscle soreness, delayed bone healing, and cartilage injuries. These have all been described in a bit more detail in previous blogs and will continue to be explained as more data continues to support the use of this modality. Shockwave can be employed by itself or in conjunction with other modalities in order to speed healing and has zero adverse effects.
Book your shockwave treatment today at Bodywork Docs to heal like an olympian! You can conveniently book online at www.bodyworkdocs.com or call or text us at 203-651-5090, and our patient care specialist Christine will take care of you.
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