The muscles in the sole of our foot attach to the heel. Over time, tension and strain at this attachment site cause tiny tears and damage. The resulting tissue swelling and hardening are replaced by a bony structure. This appears on an X-ray as a spur under the heel. The cause of the pain is tissue damage, edema, and tenosynovitis. The calcification that occurs is the body's reaction to the damage.

IS RECOVERY POSSIBLE AFTER ESWT TREATMENT?

ESWT refers to treatment performed with shock waves from outside the body. It is an effective form of treatment based on focusing powerful sound waves through a headpiece on the area of the body where the pain originates. Developed to break kidney stones, this treatment has been used for heel and elbow pain for about twenty years. Scientific studies show that ESWT achieves a recovery rate of 85-90%.

What are the advantages of ESWT treatment?

• It reduces the use of cortisone-based medications. It offers patients a non-surgical, cortisone-free treatment option.
• ESWT has virtually no side effects.
• There is no time loss as the application time is short, only about 5 minutes.
• Since ESWT treatment uses the body's own healing mechanisms, once the condition is cured, the chance of recurrence is low.
• The treatment success rate is high, at around 85%.
• High-frequency sound waves are used, and there is no radiation risk.

• It is not used on the head and neck region.
• Not applied to pregnant women.
• Not applied to children who have not completed their growth phase.
• Not applied to organs containing air, such as the lungs.
• Not applied to individuals using blood thinners, cancer patients, or those with pacemakers.
• Not applied to areas with skin or subcutaneous infections.