Shockwave Therapy
Extracorporeal Radial Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) delivers high-energy acoustic pulses directly into chronic, non-healing tendinopathies and calcified tissues — triggering cellular regeneration and immediate pain relief.
Evidence-Based Hands-On Physical Therapy
How Shockwave Therapy works in your body.
Chronic tendon conditions (like heel spur pain or Achilles tendinopathy) often stall in a failed healing phase with poor blood supply. Shockwave Therapy delivers acoustic pressure waves that create micro-cavitation in degenerated tendon matrix. This micro-trauma stimulates expression of growth factors (VEGF), breaks down calcified deposits, and activates new blood vessel formation (neo-vascularisation).
Plantar Fascia, Achilles Tendon Insertion, Common Extensor Tendon (Elbow), & Supraspinatus Tendon.
Patients with chronic (>3 months) tendon pain, heel spurs, tennis elbow, or shoulder stiffness that has failed to resolve.
Treatment Summary
Advanced Manual Therapy
30 Mins
Dr. Vineet Mutneja & Dr. Nilima Bhatt
GK-II, New Delhi
Conditions We Treat
Specific diagnoses & functional issues managed with this protocol:
- Plantar Fasciitis & severe heel spur pain
- Achilles tendinopathy & tendon stiffness
- Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) & Golfer’s Elbow
- Patellar tendinitis (Jumper’s Knee)
- Calcific shoulder tendinitis & frozen shoulder stiffness
What Your Session Looks Like
Step-by-step structure of your treatment session:
- 1Diagnostic palpation to pinpoint maximum tenderness
- 2Application of medical acoustic coupling gel
- 3High-precision shockwave pulse delivery (2000–3000 shocks)
- 4Targeted eccentric loading exercise prescribed immediately after
Expected Recovery Milestone Roadmap
How tissue repair, pain reduction, and functional strength progress across your care program.
Acoustic Stimulation
Disruption of chronic pain signaling and initiation of cellular micro-cavitation.
Neovascularisation
Sprouting of new microscopic capillary blood vessels into tendon tissue.
Collagen Matrix Repair
Re-alignment of newly synthesized collagen fibers under guided tendon loading.
Long-term Regeneration
Continued tendon remodeling occurring up to 12 weeks post-treatment.
Common Patient Questions
Everything you need to know about Shockwave Therapy at NV The Physio.
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Ready to start your recovery?
Book a 1-on-1 evaluation with Dr. Vineet Mutneja or Dr. Nilima Bhatt at Greater Kailash Part II, New Delhi.