Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy at Colliery Recovery uses acoustic pressure waves to deliver concentrated energy into painful tissue — tendons, muscle attachments, ligaments and other soft tissues with subacute, subchronic or chronic complaints. The energy stimulates the body's regenerative and reparative processes in bone, connective tissue and soft tissue, and is widely used for stubborn conditions such as tennis and golfer's elbow, plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, jumper's knee, Achilles tendinopathy, calcific shoulder and chronic muscle trigger points. Sessions take around 30 minutes including assessment, cost 600 Kč, and are typically delivered as a short weekly series integrated into a broader physiotherapy plan.

Radial shockwave therapy (extracorporeal shockwave therapy) is one of the best-evidenced physical therapy tools for chronic tendon and soft-tissue conditions that have resisted rest, stretching and basic rehabilitation. A handpiece transmits acoustic pressure waves into the tissue, where the mechanical energy triggers a cascade of biological responses. **How it works:** The shockwaves create controlled micro-stimulation in the treated tissue. This is associated with increased local blood flow and metabolic activity, stimulation of fibroblasts and tenocytes (the cells that rebuild connective tissue and tendon), breakdown of calcific deposits, and modulation of pain signalling — chronic pain pathways are 'reset' as the tissue re-enters an active healing phase. In essence, shockwave converts a stalled chronic problem back into an acute, healing one. **Conditions commonly treated:** - Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs - Achilles tendinopathy - Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) and golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) - Jumper's knee (patellar tendinopathy) - Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder - Chronic muscle trigger points and myofascial pain - Shin splints and other overload syndromes common in runners and CrossFit athletes **The session:** The therapist locates the target area by palpation, applies contact gel, and delivers the shockwave pulses while adjusting intensity to your tolerance. Treatment of one area takes roughly 10–15 minutes; with assessment, the appointment runs about 30 minutes. The sensation is a rapid tapping that can be momentarily uncomfortable over the most affected spots — intensity is always adjusted so it remains tolerable. **After the session:** Mild soreness or redness over the treated area for a day or two is normal and is part of the intended biological response. Avoid maximal loading of the treated structure for 48 hours; light movement is encouraged. **Course:** Chronic conditions typically need 3–6 sessions spaced about a week apart. Many clients notice improvement after the second or third session, with continued gains for several weeks after the course ends as tissue remodelling progresses. **Why here:** At 600 Kč per session, Colliery Recovery's shockwave pricing is highly competitive, and the studio's physiotherapy team can address the root cause — movement patterns, load management, strength deficits — alongside the symptomatic treatment, which is what determines whether the problem stays away.