Shockwave Therapy in San Francisco
Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT), also known as ESWT or Shockwave Therapy is an advanced non-invasive procedure that uses acoustic pressure waves for healing musculoskeletal pain. EPAT/Shockwave harnesses the body’s own potential to help injured tissue regenerate in areas that have poor blood flow, tissue damage, overuse, weakness or other physical conditions.
If you’ve reached us in search of an experienced sports medicine therapist specializing in Shockwave and EPAT therapy in the Bay Area, contact us today to learn more.
Shockwave Therapy is best for acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain
EPAT/ESWT can help if you suffer from these conditions:
- Lower leg pain: Shin splints, Tendinitis>
- Foot, ankle and heel pain: Achilles tendon, Plantar Fascia
- Neck pain and Back Pain: Trigger points
- Shoulder pain: Rotator Cuff or Biceps tendon
- Upper arm and elbow pain: Lateral or medial epicondylitis
- Forearm, wrist and hand pain: Dequervain’s tenosynovitis, tendinitis
- Pelvis and hip pain: Adductor tendon, flexor tendon
- Thigh and knee pain: Hamstring muscle and tendon, IT band, bursitis, Patellar tendon
- Rib pain
Shockwave Therapy works by:
- Stimulating cell turn over
- Improving blood circulation
- Breakdown adhesions and scar tissue
- Accelerate healing
Shockwave/EPAT Benefits
- Evidence-based
- Non-invasive
- No anesthesia
- No risk of infection
- No scarring
- No downtime
Over 80% of patients experience a significant reduction in pain.
Shockwave
- Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT)
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Technology (ESWT)
EPAT at Avid Sports Medicine
We use EPAT/Shockwave as part of your customized Avid recovery program. It is a powerful tool to help you overcome pain, focus on therapeutic movements and get back to the activities you love. Sessions are every 1-2 weeks for a minimum of 3-5 weeks and last about 10 minutes. It can be combined with other regenerative treatments such as Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP).
As a professional runner, I’d been suffering from achilles tendinitis that was keeping me from competing.. I tried so many things, but couldn’t get the pain under control. A friend recommended EPAT and it was amazing! The team at Avid used the EPAT and a focused rehabilitation program to get me back to full training.
I’ve been training with kettlebells for years, but then I developed pain in my wrist that made lifting very painful. I tried to muscle through but eventually had to stop when even daily activities became unbearable. EPAT got the pain under control so I could work again, play with my son, and gradually get back to lifting.
Avid Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Veronica Jow, MD
Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Jow is the founder and operator of Avid Sports Medicine. She created Avid as a space where patients could receive care for ALL aspects of movement-related injury under one roof.
Dr. Jow is a medical doctor who holds board certifications in Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine. While practicing sports medicine for the past 10 years in the Bay Area, she has taken care of the complete range of patients, from elite athletes, as the Associate Team Physician at UC Berkeley, to underserved patients, as a sports medicine specialist in Kaiser Richmond. Whatever the population, she strives to empower patients to recover through empathy, education, and partnership.
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Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Physicians are medical doctors with special training in preventing, diagnosing and treating issues and injuries that keep you from being active.
Athletic Training
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Physical Therapy
Physical Therapists are movement experts who help people improve and maintain function and achieve goals.
Chiropractic
Chiropractors are healthcare practitioners with specific training in the musculoskeletal system, the combination of our bones, muscles and joints.
Sports Massage
Sports Massage is targeted bodywork and manual manipulation with the specific goal of improving athletic function.
