What are the side effects of shock wave therapy device

Shock wave therapy device is a relatively common medical treatment device. Its main function is to use shock waves for extracorporeal lithotripsy. It has a good therapeutic effect on kidney stones. Of course, this shock wave therapy device may cause certain side effects if it is not used properly. It may cause local tissue bleeding. For some patients with thrombosis, shock wave therapy device should be disabled to avoid serious consequences.

side effect

Bleeding diseases: Patients with coagulation disorders may cause local tissue bleeding. Patients with untreated, uncured or incurable bleeding diseases are not suitable for ESWT.

Patients with thrombosis: ESWT is prohibited for such patients to avoid the detachment of thrombi and emboli, which may lead to serious consequences.

Children with growing pains

Patients with severe cognitive impairment and mental illness

Indications

Bone tissue diseases: delayed fracture healing and nonunion, early femoral head necrosis in adults;

Chronic soft tissue injury diseases: long head of biceps tendonitis, calcific supraspinatus tendonitis, lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, plantar fasciitis, insertional Achilles tendonitis, etc.

Relative indications

Osteoarthritis, talar osteochondral injury, tenosynovitis, subacromial bursitis, prepatellar bursitis, patellar tendinitis, greater trochanteric bursitis, snapping hip and muscle spasm, osteonecrosis (lunate necrosis, talar necrosis, scaphoid necrosis), etc.

Other effects of shock waves

Treatment of male sexual dysfunction (ED), beauty, fat reduction, etc.

Treatment Principle

The shock waves generated by the device are coupled into the human body through a water bag or other means, and are focused on the lesion to achieve treatment.

Treatment principle :

Stress effect : Shock waves have certain acoustic properties during propagation, which will generate tension and pressure at different acoustic impedance interfaces, causing mechanical destruction of materials, helping to loosen tissue adhesions and crush bone spurs.

Cavitation effect : When a shock wave propagates in a medium, a series of cavitation bubbles will be generated. These cavitation bubbles will grow, oscillate, and collapse in the process, releasing a large amount of energy.

Analgesic effect : Activates the production of substance P. After a period of continuous action, the pain threshold increases and the production of substance P decreases.

Metabolic activation : Shock waves change the permeability of cell membranes, accelerate the ion exchange process inside and outside the membrane, and speed up the removal and absorption of metabolic decomposition products.

Other effects : osteogenic effect, production of angiogenic growth factors, etc.