Shock wave therapy for frozen shoulder

The method of shock wave treatment for frozen shoulder is to utilize the mechanical nature of shock wave to cause physical impact on the human body through the shock wave probe, which can stimulate the release of local growth hormone, improve the local blood circulation, accelerate the release of inflammatory mediators, so as to relieve the pain. Shockwave treatment of frozen shoulder should first mark out the fixed points of pain around the shoulder, the pain points to take the appropriate energy of the shockwave impact therapy, generally from low to high energy, and different shockwave probe energy depth is different, different stimulation of pain, this requires professional people according to the patient’s different conditions of the specific operation. Shockwave therapy for frozen shoulder generally have requirements for time, time generally 3~5 minutes, of course, more pressure points, the time will be extended accordingly, early due to shockwave treatment can cause tissue edema, the pain may be aggravated, after appropriate rest, the pain can be relieved. Shockwave treatment of frozen shoulder requires 3-5 times a course of treatment, usually once a week is appropriate.