Medical Miracles - Knifeless Surgery for Heel Pain

Traditional treatments for heel pain consist of anti-inflammatory medications, injections, padding, orthotic inserts and even surgical release of the plantar fascia ligament or heel spur removal. For resistant heel pain our doctors now perform the latest non-incisional surgery for heel pain and plantar fasciitis. "Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment" "Extracorporeal" means "outside the body". Shock waves are created by very strong acoustic (sound) energy. Your ESW treatment will be performed with a device called the OssaTron. The shock waves are created by a spark plug that is enclosed in a soft plastic dome filled with water. During ESW treatment, this dome is placed close against the heel so that the shock waves pass through the dome to the heel. ESW treatment has recently been found to be effective for treating chronic proximal plantar fasciitis, a condition that causes pain in the heel of the affected foot and is sometimes call "heel spurs".

Our doctors are certified in OssaTron "Extracorporeal Shock Wave" by Healthtronics the only manufactures of the OssaTron in the country. WOW!!