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It’s possible to relieve your pain in the most effective way possible without going into surgery. If you haven’t heard of shockwave therapy, you might be surprised by the benefits that it can offer you. What Is Shockwave Therapy? Shockwave therapy is a non-surgical, non-invasive procedure of pain relief.   The therapy delivers energy to damaged tissues within your body to help with their repair, and it’s used in many parts of the world by physical therapists , orthopedics, and sports medicine specialists. What Is Shockwave Therapy Used For? The kinds of pain that shockwave therapy can treat are extensive, including those caused by a sports injury. Here are just some of these: ·          Muscle pain ·          Foot pain ·          Back pain ·          Neck pain ·        ...

While people across the world are getting vaccinated, new COVID cases are still emerging. The coronavirus continues to define our lives, and with over 1.4 million cases in Canada alone, it seems like the pandemic is far from over. Though COVID affects everyone differently, some common symptoms include breathing difficulties, weakness, fatigue, and physical pain. If you’re recovering from COVID and you’re having a hard time being your former healthy self, a physical therapist might be able to help you. Improved Breathing Physical therapy can help improve lung capacity. Therapists make use of a variety of exercises that can help you breathe better as you recover from COVID. These include diaphragmatic exercises , a form of deep breathing that restores lung function. Other practices might involve lying down on your stomach for increasing oxygen levels, a position that has reportedly helped many COVID patients in the past. In addition, physical therapists use special equipment to...

Chronic back pain is a condition faced by over 1.3 million Canadians . It has been associated with a lack of physical activity and depression . Invasive surgical procedures can result in complication, which is why there’s an increase in non-surgical treatments that can help chronic back pain sufferers get rid of the pain without surgery.   Read on to find out about these treatments: 1.   Physical Therapy Various types of physical therapies have proven to work for back pain. Physical therapy should be the first thing that you should try to get relief for your back pain before undertaking a surgical procedure. Your doctor will provide you with a routine tailored to your back’s needs depending on the diagnosis. The routine can include:        Posture correction           Exercising to increase your flexibility           Strengthening your core           Cardio exercises ...

The effects of shockwaves on the human body were discovered during World War 2 . After its medical application received more attention, they were commonly used in the 1990s.   With advancements in technology, focused shockwave therapy has become a viable alternative to radial shockwave therapy and is even considered as the better option between the two. Here’s why: 1.   It Focuses On a Specific Part of the Body The design of the machinery for both radial and focused shockwave therapy is different. Radial therapy passes energy beams throughout the area that it’s being released at, while focused therapy is narrower and only affects the part of the body it was intended for. Therefore, focused shockwave therapy is better for the patient as it doesn’t direct the energy beams to parts of the body that don't require it, putting them at unnecessary risk. The narrow range of focused shockwave therapy helps in this regard. 2.   It Penetrates Deeper Radial shockwave th...