Shockwave Therapy · SoftWave
Your feet do not get days off. When foot or ankle pain lingers past the point where it should have settled, shockwave therapy is one non-surgical option to evaluate — and the shockwave technology at our Dunwoody office is SoftWave.
Every step reloads the tissue, so the usual advice to rest is hard to follow. Old sprains, tendon irritation, and chronic arch or heel pain can persist for months as a result.
Shockwave is used to introduce a healing stimulus to tissue that has stalled rather than to numb the symptom.
Broad-focused shockwave covers a wider area of the foot and ankle per session, which is useful when tenderness spans a region rather than a single point.
Your first visit lasts about 30 minutes. It includes a consultation, a hands-on exam, and a mapping session that uses biofeedback to locate the tissue that is actually irritated — which is not always where you feel the pain. We have an onsite digital X-ray suite if imaging is warranted.
At the follow-up we review what we found and give you a specific recommendation: how many sessions, how often, and what else (chiropractic care, decompression, movement work) belongs alongside it. Treatment sessions themselves usually take about 10 minutes.
Shockwave therapy is worth evaluating when foot or ankle pain has persisted despite rest, stretching, or other conservative care, and when the tissue involved is one that responds to a regenerative stimulus.
It is generally not appropriate during pregnancy, over open growth plates, over tumors or active infections, for people with clotting disorders or on blood thinners, or directly over implanted devices. If you are not a good fit, we will tell you and point you toward the care that makes more sense.
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been studied across tendon and soft-tissue conditions for more than two decades, and the SoftWave device carries FDA clearance in the United States. Published results vary by condition, device type, and protocol.
We will not promise you an outcome. What we can do is examine you, explain honestly whether the evidence supports trying shockwave for your particular problem, and measure whether it is working as we go.
Call (770) 452-0022 to have your foot or ankle evaluated and find out whether shockwave belongs in your plan.
Yes. SoftWave is a brand of shockwave therapy. It is not a separate category of treatment — it is one particular type of shockwave technology, so when you search for shockwave therapy in Dunwoody, SoftWave is what our office provides.
No. Radial devices create pressure waves at the skin surface that lose energy as they travel deeper. SoftWave generates a true shock wave and delivers it across a broad area, which is a different mechanism than radial pressure-wave devices.
Most people describe it as a firm tapping or thumping sensation. It can be tender over an irritated area, and your provider can adjust the intensity during the session. It is non-invasive, requires no anesthesia, and there is no recovery downtime.
It depends on the tissue involved, how long the problem has been there, and your goals. Care plans are commonly delivered as a series of sessions spaced over several weeks. We give you a specific recommendation after your evaluation rather than a one-size-fits-all package.
Cost depends on how many sessions your case calls for, so we quote it after the evaluation rather than before. Call our Dunwoody office at (770) 452-0022 and we will walk you through current pricing and consultation options.
