Running, Hip, Knee & Groin Injuries
Shockwave treatment for running injuries and overuse, with gait analysis for runners — assessed first, treated in the same appointment, and rebuilt with a loading plan that has evidence behind it.
Overview
Aimed at people with running injuries/overuse and associated risk factors.
Ideal For
- Running injuries and overuse
- Plantar fasciitis
- Medial tibial stress syndrome
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Gluteal tendinopathy
- Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
- Gait analysis for runners
From
£110
Assessed First
A detailed history is taken regarding your presenting condition. This includes assessing function, range of motion, pain on palpation and the factors that improve/worsen your pain. The assessment determines your suitability for shockwave.
Treated The Same Day
Where shockwave is appropriate, it is carried out in that same session rather than delayed to a second appointment.
Progressive Load Management
Rehabilitating can often seem complicated. We give clear explanations and step by step guidance to promote your healing, so you can get back to doing what you love, sooner.
Transparency
We discuss what could be contributing/causing the issue, how the treatment will help and how you can support your recovery away from the clinic.
Gait Analysis For Runners
To have this added to your assessment, please mention this on the questionnaire when booking.
Benefits
What this treatment can do for you
Restarts the healing response in a long-standing tendon problem
Reduces pain in tendons that have not responded to rest or loading alone
No injection, no anaesthetic and no recovery time afterwards
Can be an alternative to a steroid injection for some problems
Addresses the training factors behind the injury, not only the symptoms
Pairs directly with the rehabilitation that keeps the improvement
Pricing
Simple, transparent rates
*Appointment times are approximate and include around 15 minutes of consultation.
Blue Light Card holders receive 5% off. Upload a photo of your card when you book and Saarah will check it — the discount is then applied to your next appointment and every one after. One discount per booking; it cannot be combined with the opening offer.
Clients aged 65 and over receive 10% off with code OAP26 — enter it when you book. One discount per booking; it cannot be combined with the opening offer.
Full price list on the Pricing page.
Good to know
Medical considerations
A few things to be aware of before booking. If in doubt, get in touch and we'll advise.
Not suitable for anyone with a pacemaker.
Not suitable during pregnancy.
Tell us if you take anticoagulants or have a clotting disorder — shockwave is not appropriate over tissue that bruises or bleeds easily.
Not used over an active infection, a tumour, or an area of altered sensation.
Not used over the growth plates of children or adolescents who are still growing.
If you have had a steroid injection into the area, we normally wait around six weeks before starting.
Shin or foot pain that came on quickly, or that hurts at rest and at night, is assessed for a bone stress injury before any treatment is considered.
Expect the area to feel tender for a day or two afterwards — that is a normal response, not a setback.
FAQs
Questions, answered
What if shockwave turns out not to be suitable?+
Then it is not used. The assessment happens either way, and you leave with the plan and the treatment that does fit the problem — the appointment is not wasted and you are not charged for a treatment you did not have.
Can I keep running during treatment?+
That is decided in the assessment rather than by a blanket rule. For some problems running continues in a modified form; for others it pauses while the tissue catches up. Either way you are given a specific answer rather than told to see how it feels.
Does it hurt?+
It is uncomfortable rather than painful, and only while the handpiece is moving — usually a few minutes. The intensity is set to what you can tolerate and turned down at any point if you ask.
How many sessions will I need?+
Usually between four and six, spaced about a week apart, depending on how long the problem has been there and how it responds. Progress is reviewed each session rather than asking you to pay for a course in advance.
Is the treatment a replacement for rehab?+
No, and it is not offered as one. The evidence for shockwave is strongest alongside a proper loading programme, which is why the rehabilitation plan is part of the appointment rather than an optional extra.
How do I get the gait analysis?+
Say so on the questionnaire when you book. It is part of this appointment for runners rather than a separate one, but the time has to be set aside, which is why it is asked about in advance.
I am not a runner. Is this still for me?+
Yes. The conditions treated here are overuse and tendon problems, and they turn up in people who have never run a race — through work, standing all day, or a sport that loads the same tissue. The gait analysis is simply left out.
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