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TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN USING RADIAL SHOCKWAVE WITH SPECIALIZED ACCESSORIES

TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN USING RADIAL SHOCKWAVE WITH SPECIALIZED ACCESSORIES

MEDELCO is proud to offer a new clinical approach to one of the most commonly treated indications, back pain.

According to articles by the World Health Organization in 2023, Low Back Pain (LBP) is the single leading cause of disability worldwide. They go on the say that In 2020, LBP affected 619 million people globally and is estimated that cases will increase to 843 million cases by 2050 and that LBP is the condition for which the greatest number of people may benefit from rehabilitation.

Scroll down for complete details on our Shockwave Therapy system and the Spine-Actor or Peri-Actor accessories!  


SHOCKWAVE THERAPY WITH SPECIALIZED ACCESSORIES FOR TREATING A WIDE VARIETY OF BACK PAIN CONDITIONS

Is Shockwave Therapy effective in treating Low Back Pain (LBP)?

Read the Clinical Study below:


ACCESSORY: SPINE-ACTOR for INTELECT RPW-2 SHOCKWAVE

 

What is the Spine-Actor accessory?  The SPINE-ACTORs are transmitters dedicated for the treatment of pain in the paravertebral muscles.  

Keep reading in the document below.

 


ACCESSORY: PERI-ACTORs for For Fascia Treatments with the INTELECT RPW-2 SHOCKWAVE

 

What are the PERI-ACTOR accessories?

The PERI-ACTOR transmitters were developed in cooperative effort by Dr Stefan Swart and Dr. Carlo Di Maio. The aim was to develop transmitters that would release fascial adhesions by introducing the shockwaves tangentially into the tissue instead of vertically, to optimize the required movements of the tissue layers.

Keep reading in the document below.


CLINICAL EDUCATION WEBINAR

Current Concepts for treating back pain with Shockwave Therapy - Canada - May 2024

Chattanooga's Clinical Support Specialist; Cliff Eaton MSc PGc MSCP SRP presents current evidence on the use of Shockwave Therapy for the treatment of LBP and asks "What can we learn from the evidence and how can we use this to improve our patient outcomes?

Click the image above to register and gain free access to this pre-recorded webinar!


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