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Shockwave therapy
results (65%-90%)3 and 4. A combination
of shockwave therapy and eccentric
training provides the best results.
It is therefore advisable to include
shockwave therapy in the patient’s
comprehensive treatment plan so that
the issues can be treated as effectively
as possible.
A COMBINATION OF SHOCKWAVE
THERAPY AND ECCENTRIC TRAINING
PROVIDES THE BEST RESULTS.
Lastly, we can state that shockwave
therapy is a good, non-invasive, safe,
effective solution to (chronic) patellar
tendonitis, a complaint that often poses
a challenge in the fields of physical
therapy, orthopaedics and sports
medicine. shockwave therapy also
helped Seppe’s issues, which means that
he can once again train at full strength
and continue his career in sports.
Are you constantly busy?
Patellar tendonitis is just one of the many indications that
can be treated by shockwave therapy. Did you know that
you can treat trigger points? That muscle pain can also be
dealt with using shockwave therapy? In short, any number of
indications can be treated using shockwave therapy. Gymna
understands that you have a very busy practice, in which you
want to effectively help your patients. They come first. There
isn’t a lot of time left to then review the latest professional
literature about it. Understandable, which is why we always
keep you up -to-date! This is why Gymna ShockMaster includes
intuitive software that can be uploaded and that allows you
to closely follow the most recent developments in shockwave
therapy. Scientific insights are translated into new and adapted
indications. This offers opportunities to continuously expand
the applications of your Gymna ShockMaster. This will allow
you to effectively treat more patients, which can only be a
good thing for the profitability of your practice. Investing in
the Gymna ShockMaster is an investment that pays you back
in turnover, knowledge, applications and time.
1
J. Zwerver. Patellar tendinopathy (‘jumper’s knee’): A common
and difficult-to-treat sports injury. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor
Geneeskunde. 2008; 152 (33): 1831-7.
2
H. Van der Worp, M. Van Ark, J. Zwerver and I. van den
Akker-Scheek. Risk Factors for Patellar Tendinopathy: A
systematic review of the literature. British Journal of Sports
Medicine 2011; 45 (5): 446-452.
3
M.T. Van Leeuwen, J. Zwerver, I. van den Akker-Scheek.
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for patellar tendinopathy:
A review of the literature. British Journal of Sports Medicine
2009; 43 (3): 163-8.
4
H. van der Worp, J. Wanderer, I. van den Akker and R.L. Diercks.
The TOPSHOCK study: Effectiveness of radial shockwave therapy
compared to focused shockwave therapy for treating patellar
tendinopathy. Design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC
Musculoskeletal Disorders 2011; 12: 229.
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