Our physicians and staff at New York Dynamic Neuromuscular Rehabilitation are now pleased to offer Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, or ESWT and Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology or EPAT to our patients who suffer from neuromuscular disorders. Dr.Kalika has been an active member of ISMST (international society of medical shockwave) since 2007 and performed over two thousand procedures for different tendon anatomical locations. Our results with extracorporeal shockwave therapy have been exceptional because we perform targeted treatment under diagnostic ultrasound guidance and combine it with very comprehensive rehabilitation approaches such as eccentric training and biomechanical correction.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) and Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT) are the most advanced and highly effective non-invasive treatments for neuromuscular disorders approved by the FDA. This proprietary technology is based on a unique set of pressure waves that stimulate the metabolism, enhance blood circulation and accelerate the healing process. Damaged tissue gradually regenerates and eventually heals. This non-invasive office/clinic based procedure represents a breakthrough treatment option for a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions. Plantar fasciitis is a common injury suffered by people who play sports, especially sports that require a lot of running and jumping on hard surfaces. Between 2000 and 2005, about a million people visited their doctor with this disorder. The plantar fascia, a thick band of fibrous tissue that begins at the heel then subdivides to end at the base of all five toes. This band helps to support the arch of the foot when a person stands up and stabilizes the foot when he or she walks. With plantar fasciitis, the band becomes inflamed. It’s also not unusual for the doctor to discover a spur of bone at the heel when the foot is X-rayed. The spur results because the heel bone, or calcaneus is irritated by the tendon that fixes it to the plantar fascia. The bone responds by depositing calcium in the area. A person who has plantar fasciitis will experience pain on the underside of his or her heel that’s usually at its worst when he or she first wakes up in the morning. Interestingly, exercise may stop the pain, but it will return later. Pain may also flare up after the person rests for a long period. A bone spur, if it’s present, will also cause pain.

The inflammation of plantar fasciitis can also be reduced by actually increasing the number of substances which cause inflammation. Chronic inflammation occurs when the inflammation response is not completely halted. It can damage healthy areas in the body and can result in chronic pain. The activity of mast cells, which are involved in inflammatory process, may be increased by pervasive acoustic waves. EPAT test Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy can stimulate mast cells, which produce inflammatory substances like cytokines and chemokines. These substances can also help the body heal and regenerate healthy cells. The shock and pressure wave therapies can also cause the body to produce more collagen. Collagen is a protein that’s found all over the body that helps give tendons and ligaments their structure. The collagen the body produces after shock wave therapy produces tendons that are stiffer and denser than usual.

In growth of Neovascularization nutrient blood flow is necessary to start and maintain the repair processes of damaged tissue structure. The application of acoustic waves creates capillary micro-ruptures in tendon and bone and significantly increasing the expression of growth indicators such as the eNOS, VEGF, PCNA and BMP. These two processes stimulate the growth and remodeling of new arterioles. The new blood vessels will improve the blood supply and the oxygenation resulting in the faster healing of both tendon and bone.

The production of sufficient amounts of collagen is a necessary precondition of the tissue repair process. Shockwave therapy hastens procollagen synthesis. The newly created collagen fibers are forced into a longitudinal structure. These newly formed tendon fibers are denser and stiff. Trigger points are the principal cause of pain in the back, neck, shoulder and limbs. They are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers and have extremely contracted sarcomeres. The dysfunctional sarcomeres contract so tightly that they begin to cut off their own blood supply. This causes the build-up of waste products which in turn, irritates the sensory nerve endings which then causes yet more contraction. This vicious cycle is referred to as a metabolic crisis. Although the precise medical effects of acoustic wave therapy are still unclear, it can be assumed that the delivered acoustic energy unblocks the calcium pump. Thus, it reverses the metabolic crisis in the myofilaments and releases these trigger points.

New York Dynamic Neuromuscular Rehabilitation uses several modalities to diagnose plantar fasciitis, including ultrasound and clinical examination. If the case is complicated, we can even analyze the patient’s gait using a computerized video. Patients who wonder about ESWT Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Cost should know that New York Dynamic Neuromuscular Rehabilitation accepts most health insurance plans and will happily set up payment schedules with our patients. The good news about shock and pressure wave therapies are that they are very effective, with studies reporting a success rate of about 92 percent. Contact us for a consultation on the benefits of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy ESWT plantar fasciitis.