Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for chronic tendinopathies, plantar fasciitis, elbow, knee, and ankle conditions. Effective for cases that have not responded to conventional physiotherapy.

Elevate Physiotherapy offers extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), a non-invasive modality that delivers high-energy acoustic waves to injured tissues to stimulate healing at a cellular level. Originally developed for kidney stone fragmentation, ESWT has been extensively validated as a treatment for chronic musculoskeletal conditions — particularly those involving tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, muscles, and bony insertions. The clinic uses shockwave to treat plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee), lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), calcific shoulder tendinopathy, and other chronic tendon-related pain syndromes. ESWT works by disrupting scar tissue, promoting neovascularisation, and triggering the body's natural regenerative response in tissue that has become hypovascular and hypocellular through chronic degeneration. It is particularly effective for patients who have failed to improve with conventional physiotherapy, steroid injections, or other conservative measures. Sessions are typically 10–20 minutes in duration, and a course of 3–6 sessions spaced one week apart is standard protocol. Mild discomfort during treatment is normal; most patients experience progressive improvement over the weeks following the course. At SGD 170 per session, ESWT at Elevate Physiotherapy is a cost-effective option compared with surgical alternatives.