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FSWT

Focused shock wave therapy

Focused shock wave therapy is recommended for deeper indications.

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How it works:

How it works:

Piezoceramic generation

High voltage is applied to 1,000 piezoceramic crystals generating pressure waves, which penetrate the skin and travel through the tissue focusing on a cigar-shaped volume. 

Pressure characteristics

The compression phase in focused ESWT is usually shorter than in radial ESWT.

The maximum pressure P+ in focused ESWT is usually higher than in radial ESWT.

Both focused and radial ESWT can reach an ED+ of 0.4 mJ/mm2, which has been clinically proven to be sufficient for almost all ESWT indications on the musculoskeletal system and the skin.

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Pressure characteristics
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Early phase

Focused shock wave visualization

1,000 pressure waves (P+ wave front) penetrate the skin and travel through the tissue focusing on a cigar-shaped volume (midpoint focus).

A depression phase (P-) follows, generating cavitation bubbles. These bubbles collapse causing secondary shock waves.

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Late phase