| The Population Reference Bureau predicts there will be more than 80 million adults age 65 and older in the U.S by mid-century. The number of active older adults is rising — and so is the risk of pain and overuse injury. Common conditions include heel pain, Achilles tendinopathy and tennis elbow. When treatments like over-the-counter medicine don’t resolve the issue, shockwave therapy can be a good alternative. Here’s how the non-invasive treatment works:
🦶 A wand-like device applies pressure to the pain area. The device generates shockwaves via sound waves that deliver high-intensity pressure pulses.
🦶 The therapy works by boosting blood flow to the injured area and stimulating the body to repair damaged tissue.
🦶 Shockwave therapy comes in two forms: Radial shockwave therapy disperses the pressure waves over a wider, shallower area, and focused shockwave therapy targets the pressure at a precise point. | 
