Before you try shockwave therapy
For pelvic pain: what to ask first. Free, no account, nothing saved. Takes a minute.
What it means for you
Shockwave therapy is aimed at muscle tone and the pelvic nerves. Sound waves proposed to act on tender muscle and local nerve endings; how it works isn't settled.
- Nothing you ticked is aimed at muscle tone.
- Nothing you ticked is aimed at the pelvic nerves.
3 questions worth asking the clinician suggesting it
- Nothing aimed at muscle tone has had a fair trial yet. What would a fair trial of Shockwave therapy look like: how long, and what result would count?
- Nothing aimed at the pelvic nerves has had a fair trial yet. What would a fair trial of Shockwave therapy look like: how long, and what result would count?
- What would tell us Shockwave therapy is working, and when should we stop if it isn't?
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