Get advice from the sports injury doctors at East Ocean Podiatry in Boca Raton
Heavy physical activity and training can be hard on your muscles and joints, especially those in your feet, ankles and legs. Activities like running, playing sports, and participating in exercise classes can cause soreness, swelling, and chronic pain that interferes with your life and fitness goals.
Your body needs proper recovery time to heal and strengthen the muscles, tendons, and joints that are stressed by the impact of your workouts. While taking time off from an activity can help, new and advanced treatments like EPAT and cold laser therapy offered at East Ocean Podiatry in Boca Raton, Florida, can help speed your recovery.
Learn more about these innovative treatments and how they work to get you back on your feet and in the game faster than rest and ice alone.
Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Treatment
Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Treatment, commonly known as EPAT or shockwave therapy, is a highly effective, non-invasive therapy for people who suffer from plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, Achilles tendonitis and other stress injuries. Using low frequency sound waves, EPAT targets the problem area and stimulates blood circulation to accelerate your body’s natural healing process.
EPAT is non-invasive, has no harmful side effects, and has a proven success rate equal or better to more invasive treatment options, like surgery. It is the most advanced FDA-approved treatment method for acute and chronic muscle and tendon pain and over 80 percent of patients reported less pain or no pain after being treated with this innovative therapy.
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) uses strong sonic waves to target and penetrate the heel area to speed healing for patients suffering from long term plantar fasciitis pain. Similar to the device that physicians use to treat kidney stones, the strong sound waves deliver precise mechanical force to the tissue and tendons in the heel to help promote healing.
The procedure is brief and noninvasive, with minimal to no side effects. It is also highly effective with clinical studies showing a 70 percent success rate in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.
Cold Laser Therapy
Sometimes referred to as low level lasers or soft lasers, cold laser therapy works to transform damaged cells to a healthy, stable state through the delivery and use of photons from red and infrared laser radiation. A new, cutting edge treatment, cold laser therapy is used to treat muscle strains, ligament sprains, soft tissue injuries and acute or chronic pain.
The cold laser produces and targets an impulse of light at a specific wavelength set to maximize the absorption of the photons at the precise depth of the injury or pain, while minimizing scattering to healthy areas of your body. These photons are absorbed by your injured cells, which causes the cells to regenerate and heal the area at a much faster rate. It has no side effects and helps to reduce pain and inflammation.
Get on the Road to Recovery with East Ocean Podiatry
The foot and ankle specialists at East Ocean Podiatry in Boca Raton specialize in innovative, minimally invasive treatments to help you lessen your recovery time and get you back on your feet. Contact our podiatry office in South Florida to learn more about these treatments and schedule a consultation.
