Shockwave Therapy

No side effects – No anesthesia

WHAT DO SHOCK WAVES DO?

Shockwave Therapy relieves the symptom without the need of pharmaceutical treatment, without the need of any anesthesia and surgery as needed with penile prosthesis. Causing no pain at all, Shock Waves promptly activate physiological body mechanisms that form new vessels and increase the blood blow in the penile cavernous bodies.

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OUR MEDICO-TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT

According to clinical trials published in the most highly reliable international medical journals, there are 2 Shock Wave generation technologies with proven efficacy.

 

 

 

ED1000

Medispec ED1000 from Israel, was the first technological equipment used in trials for penile dysfunction, and proved its efficacy in both responders and non-responders to pharmacological treatment for erectile dysfunction. The method is also applied widely in many other urological diseases.

 

 

ARIES2

ARIES2 comes from German Dornier, the first company that discovered Shock Wave Technology in the 70s and used them successfully for the treatment of renal lithiasis
(extracorporeal lithotripsy). ARIES2 has been used in studies that led to the development of therapeutic protocols for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. It is also already used for the development of therapeutic protocols in other urological diseases where Shock Waves are applied as therapeutic treatment.

Historical background of Shock Waves in Medicine

HIGH-INTENSITY

SHOCK WAVES

  • High-intensity Shock Waves were a breakthrough in Urology in 1970 when used in extracorporeal lithotripsy. The Shock Wave technological equipment used for lithotripsy is completely different from the equipment used for the generation of medium- or low-intensity waves. The energy used here uses more power compared to the energy used in Orthopedics and even more power than the energy required for the therapeutic treatment of erectile dysfunction.

MEDIUM-INTENSITY

SHOCK WAVES

  • It was in the 80s that the use of Shock Waves expanded in orthopedic diseases with medium-intensity technological SW equipment to treat inflammatory diseases causing chronic pain, such as tendinopathies (with or without calcification), myofascial pain trigger points, and also to avoid formation of scar tissue following an injury. Shock Waves in Orthopedics have been approved by FDA for their anti-inflammatory and analgesic action.

  • Based on the experience gained with Shock Waves used in orthopedic diseases, it was in 2008 that the first trial was presented for the application of Shock Waves in patients with chronic non-bacterial prostatitis or/and pelvic pain syndrome with good results.

LOW INTENSITY

SHOCK WAVES

  • It was in 2000 that the method was first applied with low-intensity Short Waves in Cardiology, where it has been proven to stimulate the creation of new vessels (neovascularization) in the heart muscle following myocardial infarct. Since then, the method has been used in many diseases requiring neovascularization, for example in diabetic patients with lower extremity ulcerations (diabetic foot). This application prompted researchers to try the method in the penis for the therapeutic treatment of erectile dysfunction.

  • Low-intensity Shock Waves are already used in the treatment of chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, and seem to do even better than medium-intensity Shock Waves since they do not cause any pain to patients.

Therapeutic protocols

This method was initially applied with protocols based on the experience from applications in other organs or in experimental animals. In 2017 results of trials that led to the development of therapeutic protocols based on evidence were presented for the first time within the context of European Urology and Sexual Medicine Congresses..

  • These were the studies that determined all parameters and application modes of Shock Waves.

  • ΣShock Waves are applied in a range of 6, 12 or 18 therapeutic sessions according to the severity of the problem.

  • The therapeutic sessions take place 1, 2 or 3 times per week, with the maximum interval one from the other up to 1 week.

  • The energy required ranges between 0,05-0,15 mJ/mm2. The studies have demonstrated that the optimal energy amount causing no side-effects and no pain is that of 0,1 mJ/mm2.

The therapeutic process

  • There is no need for any preparation from the patient’s side.

  • There is no need for any type of anesthesia, since Shock Waves are absolutely painless. Every session lasts about 20 minutes.

  • The patient lies on the examination bed, and the gel is applied on the target area with the use of a special probe that resembles the ultrasound probe and generates Shock Waves.

  • The probe is placed on the skin and continuously moved around the affected organ by a specially trained sonographer in such a way that Shock Waves are conducted and evenly distributed all over the region.

  • Once the session is completed, the gel is removed from the treated area with the use of cellulose wadding and the patient leaves the SW treatment room.

The results of the therapy

  • According to international studies, Shockwave Therapy improves erectile dysfunction.

  • In patients with mild or moderate erectile dysfunction, Shock Waves can bring the quality of erection back to normal levels.

  • For patients who respond only to the highest dose of pharmacological treatment for erectile dysfunction, there is usually need for 12 or even 18 sessions, so that they fully respond and have no need for any pharmacotherapy.

  • Patients who do not respond to pharmacological treatment for erectile dysfunction need12 SW therapeutic sessions in order to start responding to pharmacotherapy and regain their sexual life.

  • According to a recent study, repetition of Shock Wave therapy and increase of the number of therapeutic sessions to 18, have been shown to further improve the therapeutic result.

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Why are Shock Waves superior to other therapeutic options?

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