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Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT)

When a tendon just won't settle, or a pelvic health or postnatal condition needs a bit more support than exercise alone, Shockwave Therapy is one of the ways we help things along.
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What is shockwave therapy and how it can help you

If you've ever lived with a tendinopathy, or watched someone you love work through one, you'll know the particular frustration of it. The exercises, the good days, the bad days, the moment you feel recovered, and then one run that's just a little too long sends you back to where you started. Shockwave Therapy, known clinically as Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy or ESWT, is one of the tools we reach for to help break that pattern.

The treatment uses a small probe placed on the skin to send low-energy sound waves down into the muscle or tendon beneath. It works in three ways: it desensitises the nerve endings in the area, which eases pain; it creates a controlled, local micro-trauma that kick-starts the body's own healing response, increasing blood flow and metabolism in the tissue; and it helps break down the disorganised tissue and calcification that so often builds up around a tendinopathy. It's recognised by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), with a solid body of evidence behind it. It's important to say, though, that Shockwave is never a replacement for physiotherapy. It sits alongside it as a safe, non-invasive way of supporting your recovery.

We commonly use it for:

- Foot or heel pain (plantar fasciitis)

- Lateral hip pain (greater trochanteric pain)

- Hip pain (glute med tendinopathy)

- Heel or calf pain (Achilles tendinopathy or tendinitis)

- Front-of-knee pain (patella tendinopathy or tendinitis)

- Shoulder pain, including supraspinatus or infraspinatus tendinopathy (rotator cuff-related pain)

- Calcific tendinopathy

- Pain at the back of the leg or hamstring origin (hamstring tendinopathy)

- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

- Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis)

Your shockwave appointment

Sessions are spaced roughly three to seven days apart, giving your tissue time to respond between each one. If you're self-referring rather than already being seen by one of our physiotherapists, you'll need an initial assessment before we begin treatment. 

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Focussed shockwave therapy (FSWT)

Focused shockwave is a more targeted version of the same technology, allowing the waves to reach deeper, more specific tissue, which often means quicker results. It's directed precisely at the affected area to stimulate the body's natural healing response and support tissue regeneration, and it's safe and relatively comfortable, with no major known side effects.

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Meet our shockwave therapists

Our shockwave therapists have specialist training in the delivery and monitoring of ESWT & FSWT.

Pricing

We offer competitive, transparent pricing with no hidden fees. View our full price list or call us to discuss payment o…

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Focused shockwave therapy initial assessment | women and men's health | 1-hour £275
Focused shockwave therapy follow-up | women and men's health | 30-minutes £180

* Note: Prices may vary when booking depending on availability of Physiotherapist or Senior Physiotherapist.

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Locations

9 clinics offering Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT)

Six Physio Ashley Cross

  • 1, Springfield Rd, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0LG
  • 01202 749514
  • Closed today

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Physiotherapy Home physiotherapy Hand & wrist physiotherapy Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Oncology and cancer care Sports and performance Strength and conditioning Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes
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Six Physio Chelsea

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Physiotherapy Home physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pelvic floor physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal pilates Pregnancy massage Breastfeeding support Pessary fitting Menopausal physiotherapy Men's health physiotherapy Physiotherapy for prostate cancer Physiotherapy for erectile dysfunction Chronic pelvic pain syndrome Hand & wrist physiotherapy Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Oncology and cancer care Sports and performance Strength and conditioning Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes Strength and conditioning classes
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Six Physio Finchley Road

  • The Lexington, 767 Finchley Road, London NW11 8DN, UK
  • 020 3141 7474
  • Closed

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Physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pelvic floor physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Pregnancy massage Men's health physiotherapy Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Hand & wrist physiotherapy Sports and performance Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes Dizziness (Vestibular) physiotherapy
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Six Physio Kensington

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Physiotherapy Home physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Breastfeeding support Pelvic floor physiotherapy Pregnancy massage Pregnancy and postnatal pilates Men's health physiotherapy Chronic pelvic pain syndrome Hand & wrist physiotherapy Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Dizziness (Vestibular) physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Sports and performance Strength and conditioning Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes Strength and conditioning classes
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Six Physio Lindfield

  • 39 High Street, Lindfield, West Sussex RH16 2HJ, UK
  • 01444 587587
  • Closed

Services available

Physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Pelvic floor physiotherapy Men's health physiotherapy Chronic pelvic pain syndrome Hand & wrist physiotherapy Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Dizziness (Vestibular) physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Sports and performance Strength and conditioning Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes
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Six Physio Monument

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Physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Pelvic floor physiotherapy Menopausal physiotherapy Pregnancy massage Pregnancy and postnatal pilates Men's health physiotherapy Physiotherapy for erectile dysfunction Physiotherapy for prostate cancer Hand & wrist physiotherapy Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Sports and performance Pilates and classes Strength and conditioning classes Equipment pilates classes Sports massage Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT)
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Six Physio Moorgate

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Physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Hand & wrist physiotherapy Oncology and cancer care Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Sports and performance Strength and conditioning Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes
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Six Physio Parsons Green

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Physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Pelvic floor physiotherapy Breastfeeding support Menopausal physiotherapy Chronic pelvic pain syndrome Jaw pain (TMJ) physiotherapy Dizziness (Vestibular) physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes
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Six Physio Putney

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Physiotherapy Women's health physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal physiotherapy Pelvic floor physiotherapy Pregnancy and postnatal pilates Hand & wrist physiotherapy Shockwave therapy (ESWT & FSWT) Sports and performance Sports massage Pilates and classes Equipment pilates classes
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