Shockwave Therapy in Jupiter, FL
When an injury has been stuck for months, the problem usually isn't inflammation anymore. It's failed healing. Shockwave therapy restarts that healing with focused acoustic energy. No needles, no incisions, no downtime.
What is shockwave therapy?
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (also called EPAT. Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology) is a non-invasive treatment that sends acoustic pressure waves into chronically injured tissue to stimulate circulation, break down scar tissue, and reactivate the body's healing response.
Here's why that matters: acute injuries heal because the body mounts an aggressive repair response. But in chronic conditions. Plantar fasciitis that's dragged on for a year, an Achilles tendon that aches every morning, that repair response has shut down. The tissue is degenerated, poorly vascularized, and full of disorganized scar tissue. Rest won't fix it. Ice won't fix it. The body has simply stopped trying.
Shockwave gives it a reason to try again. The pressure waves create controlled microtrauma that triggers new blood vessel formation, releases growth factors, and stimulates cells called fibroblasts to rebuild healthy collagen. It is one of the most researched non-surgical treatments in orthopedics, with strong evidence in chronic plantar fasciitis and tendinopathy.
What we treat with shockwave
- Chronic plantar fasciitis, including cases that failed injections
- Achilles tendinopathy (insertional and mid-portion)
- Stubborn heel pain and heel spur syndrome
- Other chronic tendinopathies of the foot and ankle
- Overuse sports injuries that won't resolve
Shockwave at a glance
- Session length: about 10–15 minutes
- Typical course: 3–5 weekly sessions
- Anesthesia: none needed
- Downtime: none. Walk out and go
- Sensation: firm rhythmic tapping, adjusted to comfort
- Results: build for up to 12 weeks after treatment
Why we often pair shockwave with MLS laser
The two therapies attack a chronic injury from opposite directions, and the combination is greater than the sum.
Shockwave: the demolition crew
Breaks up disorganized scar tissue and calcifications, provokes the healing cascade, and recruits new blood supply to degenerated tissue. It creates the stimulus to rebuild.
MLS laser: the construction crew
Supercharges cellular energy production, calms pain and swelling between shockwave sessions, and accelerates the rebuilding process that shockwave initiates. It provides the fuel to rebuild.
Shockwave questions, answered
Does shockwave therapy hurt?
You'll feel a firm, rhythmic tapping at the treatment site. Most patients rate it as mildly uncomfortable at worst, and we adjust intensity to your tolerance. Any post-treatment soreness is usually gone within a day or two, a sign the healing response has been activated.
How is shockwave different from laser therapy?
Shockwave uses mechanical acoustic energy to provoke a healing response in chronically degenerated tissue; laser uses light energy to boost cellular repair and calm pain and inflammation. Shockwave is typically the heavier hitter for old scarred injuries; laser is gentler and broader. Many patients get both, see our combined programs.
When will I feel better?
Some patients feel improvement after the first session, but shockwave's real gains appear over the weeks after the course finishes, as new tissue rebuilds. Studies commonly measure outcomes at 12 weeks, patience pays off with this therapy.
Who should not get shockwave therapy?
Shockwave isn't used over open wounds, active infections, or malignancy, in patients on certain blood thinners or with clotting disorders, or during pregnancy. Dr. Cedeno reviews your history and medications before recommending it.
Tired of an injury that won't heal?
If it's been months and you're still limping, healing has stalled. Let's restart it.