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Podiatrist - Davie

Cooper City Florida Podiatrist

University Podiatry Associates of Cooper City, Florida is now offering Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy or ESWT.

 

Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy or ESWT is an emerging new therapy for the treatment of chronic heel pain. Although the treatment has undergone clinical trials and although there have been no significant complications from the overuse of this new therapy, time will tell how effective this treatment is in a larger study of patients.

 

Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy or ESWT is only indicated in patients with chronic heel pain who have not responded to other treatments. The heel pain should have been present for over six months before ESWT treatment.

 

As with any medical treatment, there are a number of warnings that you need to be aware of. These include:

 

 
  • ESWT should be used with care in patients with cardiac pacemakers.
  • ESWT should be used with care in patients on immunosuppressive agents or cortisone therapy or patients on medications that prolong bleeding time (e.g., coumadin, or even low-dose aspirin).
  • ESWT can cause damage to major nerves or blood vessels if the ESWT treatment unit is placed directly over those structures.

 

Having chronic heel pain? A Cooper City podiatrist can relieve your foot and heel pain when all other treatment has failed. Contact your Cooper City podiatrist today!