The disease of knee osteoarthritis (Knee Osteoarthritis - OA)

This is a state of degeneration of the joint arising from the wearing of the cartilage, giving rise to symptoms of pain and tightness and difficulty in moving. Although the origin of the state of degeneration comes from inside the joint, the symptoms of knee pain that affect the living of the daily life of the patient have an important cause in the muscles and the tendons that are attached at the area around the knee joint as well. Therefore treatment as a whole according to the approach of rehabilitation medicine can certainly help the patient have a better quality of life, reduce the symptoms of pain, and slow further degeneration in the joint in the future

At PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic we have brought therapy with focused shock waves (Focused Shockwave Therapy) together with 3D Dynamic Focusing technology in to be part of the treatment as a whole, which is an innovation that helps stimulate the restoration of the tissue, reduce the inflammation, and improve the working of the joint without needing surgery

How does therapy with focused shock waves treat the symptoms of the knee joint work?

Focused Shockwave Therapy uses high-energy sound waves sent directly to the joint that has been affected, in order to stimulate the process of repair of the body. The methods of working of this treatment are:

  • Stimulating the circulation of the blood – increasing the oxygen and the nutrients going to the tissue of the joint that has been damaged, in order to hasten the process of restoration
  • Reducing inflammation – helping reduce the symptoms of swelling and relieve the symptoms of pain from the disease of degeneration of the joint
  • Stimulating the creation of collagen – collagen is an important component of the cartilage that helps strengthen the strength and the flexibility of the joint
  • Stimulating the repair of the tissue – the shock waves help stimulate the cells to repair themselves, reducing the process of degeneration of the tendons around the joint

With an approach that is right at the point and comprehensive, Focused Shockwave Therapy can help reduce the symptoms of pain and strengthen the working of the joint effectively

The research that supports the effectiveness of the treatment

Scientific evidence confirms that Focused Shockwave Therapy has high effectiveness in treating the disease of knee osteoarthritis:

  • The analysis in the year 2024 found that ESWT has high effectiveness in treating knee osteoarthritis, giving a better result than the injection of corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid, and the doing of physiotherapy, and the result of the treatment improves when higher energy is used and the number of sessions in the treatment is increased [source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)]
  • The review of research of the year 2020 states that ESWT can help reduce the symptoms of pain and improve the working of the joint significantly, compared with the control group that did not receive the treatment [source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)]
  • The comparative study of the year 2022 found that Focused Shockwave Therapy (f-ESWT) has effectiveness superior to Radial Shockwave Therapy (r-ESWT) in relieving the symptoms of pain and increasing the ability in movement in patients with the disease of knee osteoarthritis [source: mdpi.com (opens in a new tab)]

All these results of the studies support that Focused Shockwave Therapy is a choice that is safe and effective for the management of symptoms of chronic joint pain

The process of treatment at PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic

At PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic we design the plan of treatment so that it suits each patient, for the best result, and the process of treatment consists of:

  1. The assessment of the symptoms in detail – the physician examines the health of the joint, the level of the pain, and the limitations in movement
  2. The doing of the therapy with focused shock waves – high-energy sound waves are sent directly to the area that has the problem in each session, which takes about 5 - 10 minutes
  3. The length of time of the treatment – generally it is recommended to do 3-5 sessions within a period of 2-4 weeks, so that a sustainable result arises
  4. The following of the result – checking the development of the patient continuously, and adjusting the plan of treatment as is suitable

Most patients usually find that the symptoms of pain reduce and that they can move better within the first few sessions, and will see a continuously better result when the treatment is completed according to the plan

Why PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic should be chosen?

  • A team of expert physicians of rehabilitation medicine – with experience in treating the disease of degeneration of the joint with techniques that are modern and do not require surgery
  • An approach to treatment as a whole – combining therapy with shock waves with physiotherapy and the changing of the behaviour of living, in order to obtain a sustainable result
  • Advanced medical technology – using the equipment Focused Shockwave Therapy together with 3D Dynamic Focusing, which has received certification of the medical standard, so that the treatment has accuracy and the highest effectiveness

Making an appointment to care for the health of your joints

If the symptoms of pain of degeneration of the joint are affecting your quality of life, therapy with focused shock waves together with 3D Dynamic Focusing at PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic, which is carried out by physicians of rehabilitation medicine, may be the way out that helps you come back to moving freely once again