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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is one of the representative non-surgical treatment methods. As a principle of breaking urolithiasis, shockwaves are applied to the outer part of the body in the area where pain is felt in order to help blood vessels to be reshaped and to activate the surrounding tissues and bones, thereby reducing the pain and improving the function. In addition, it is a non-surgical treatment method that has proven its clinical effectiveness and stability in famous international journals as well as in Korea.

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Since 2007, Hang Sang Co., Inc. has launched SONOCUR BASIC ESWT, a Siemens shockwave therapy device in Korea, and has sold Siemens’ upgraded VARIOSTAR ESWT since 2016.

Benefits of extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is applied to patients suffering from joint pain caused by sports such as baseball, golf, swimming, soccer, marathon and hiking, most of which are due to inflammation or damage of tendons or ligaments, bone fractures, etc. Bones do not adhere well after a fracture, such as having pain in the elbow due to tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) or golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis) as well as patellar tendonitis of the knee, so it is especially effective in curing pneumarthrosis acting as joints, calcific tendinitis of the shoulder and damage to the tendons in the shoulder, tendonitis around the Achilles, plantar fasciitis or pain in the soles and heels, osteochondritis of the joints and avascular necrosis.

The treatment method is a non-invasive procedure that shoots 1000-1500 shockwaves on the lesion causing pain, and soft tissue (tendon, ligament, muscle, etc.) treatment does not require hospitalization. Occasionally, a local anesthesia before the shockwave therapy might be needed, but it usually proceeds without local anesthesia. After treatment, you should avoid excessive work for 4-6 weeks and wait for the treatment effective while practicing your daily life routine. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is a method that can be tried by patients with chronic pain who do not improve even after 3 months of physical therapy or medication, or those whose surgery is the only treatment.

Siemens SONOCUR BASIC allows you to fix the head where the shockwave comes out from, so it can be easily positioned anywhere on the patient’s body. As a painless treatment device, SONOCUR is being used in Europe for the successful treatment of thousands of patients.

Features

• Can fix the head so that it can be easily used anywhere on the patient’s body
• Wide focus range and good output to make it easy to point and perform procedures
• Results in almost no post-procedure complications and sequel, making it possible to be performed on the elderly and metabolic syndrome patients
• Incision-free treatment, so no scars are left and there is no need for surgical interventions
• Treatment is available with a short time of about 15 minutes and 3-4 treatments in total
• Can be treated in everyday life and proved to be safe for repeated procedures

Application Area

•  Elbow pain (golfer’s, tennis elbow)
• Severe pain in the shoulder (adhesive capsulitis, calcific tendonitis)
• Painful foot pain (plantar fasciitis)
• Knee pain (patellar tendonitis)
• When the bone of fracture is not getting attached (non-union)
• FDA, CE certified

Features

• Used in a wide range of fields from extracorporeal shockwave procedures to urological procedures
• Wide focus and low energy density available for high maximum power and ultra-high hit ratio  penetration distance of 14 centimeter applicable to obese patients
• Cplus within at least 1.5 million shockwave usage times
• Head fixation can reduce the burden on the medical personnel during the procedure

Application Area

• Musculoskeletal Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
• Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
• Percutaneous intervention (PCN, PCNL)
• Transurethral procedure (URS, TURP)
• Support other urological therapies