When you’re living with an orthopedic injury of the foot or ankle, you’re likely experiencing severe pain and loss of motion which can make moving through your daily life extremely difficult, if not impossible. That’s why OAA offers as many solutions to our patients as possible, including cutting-edge, minimally invasive treatment techniques that you may not find anywhere else.

One of these cutting-edge techniques is radial shockwave therapy, which is used to treat several conditions of the foot and ankle without a need for surgery at all. Using a handpiece that generates mechanical pressure waves, your orthopedic lower extremity specialist can stimulate inflammation in a certain area. This causes your body’s natural healing response to trigger, resulting in a continued (and often accelerated) healing process. Our surgeons use radial shockwave therapy to treat:

• Achilles tendinitis

• Patellar tendonitis

• Quadriceps tendinitis

• Lateral epicondylitis / tennis elbow

• Medial epicondylitis / golfer's elbow

• Biceps/triceps tendinitis

• Partial thickness rotator cuff tears

• Trochanteric tendonitis     

• Plantar fasciitis

• Shin splints

• Foot wounds and more

If you do require surgery for your foot or ankle condition, you can trust the surgeons at OAA to offer the least-invasive option possible to reduce your risk factors, postoperative pain, and overall recovery time. If you have questions, want to learn more, or are ready to get started on your treatment plan, schedule an appointment with OAA today.