PAIN AND REGENERATIVE THERAPY

In modern times, people have increasing problems with diseases of the spine, large joints, tendons and muscles.

Changes can be degenerative in nature (premature aging), due to excessive wear ("overuse") or as a result of injuries. They are accompanied by pain and reduced mobility, which greatly affects the quality of life and work capacity.

The purpose of therapy is to reduce pain and improve the function of the affected part of the body.

Accurate assessment of the health problem:

Before starting therapy, it is important to have a clinical examination and, after professional judgment, at least one morphological imaging examination (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound) of the affected part of the body.

With the help of a clinical examination and imaging studies, we can determine that it is basically one or a combination of several disease defects:

• Degenerative changes (accelerated aging): arthrosis of the joints and tendinosis of the tendons with or without calcifications
• Inflammation of the joints, bursae, tendons or sheaths (arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis/peritendinitis, synovitis)
• Nerve compression and other changes to the nerves
• Injuries: tendon and muscle tears, bone fractures

At the center, we perform ultrasound diagnostics of joints, muscles, tendons and nerves. This allows us to determine the cause of the problems more quickly and accurately and advise on appropriate therapy.

Technologies we use for pain relief and regenerative therapy:

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) or shockwave therapy - Storz:
  - F-SWT focal shockwave therapy
  - R-SWT radial shockwave therapy
High-intensity pulsed magnetotherapy:
  - EmfieldPro - Zimmer
  - EMTT - Storz
Electrotherapy or treatment with high, medium and low frequency currents - Winback Back 4:
  - TECAR
  - Hi-EMS
  - Hi-TENS

What is ESWT and how does it work?

ESWT (Extracorporeal shock wave therapy) therapy with acoustic shock waves is a modern, non-invasive treatment approach of pain and functional impairment of patients with degenerative and calcinating changes in the tendon - muscular system.
The effects of acoustic shock waves were in medicine originally used to destroy kidney stones (ESWL - litotripter), in modern times, the use spread to the tendon - muscular pain therapy. The medical center use Duolith SD1 technology of the innovator and pioneer in the use of acustic shock waves in medicine - Storz Medical.

Research in recent years have shown that the shock waves, introduced by the therapeutic probe in the painfull area of the body, stimulate:

• the flow of blood and lymph
• metabolism
• the permeability of cell membranes
• proliferation of stem cells to replace old cells
• anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory response
• strengthening of the connective tissue
• production of growth factors

ESWT therapy improves tissue perfusion and facilitates processes that through normalization of local conditions allow the gradual restoration of the affected area.

The therapy is performed by an experienced doctor trained in the use of the above technologies.