Commonly referred to as heel spurs, plantar fasciitis is a painful and often debilitating condition that afflicts more than 500,000 people in the UK each year 1.
Although everyone is at risk, plantar fasciitis is most commonly found in athletes, runners, overweight individuals, or those who are required to stand on hard surfaces for prolonged periods of ime. It’s also one of the most common athletic injuries seen in general practice.
Although physiotherapy or local steroid injections can help relieve the problem in the majority of cases, surgery has been the only available alternative for chronic sufferers. However surgery carries risks and complications can arise, including infection and has a success rate of only 50%. The recovery time from surgery can be as long as 6 to 8 weeks.
Now patients that have been suffering for years with chronic pain in their feet and ankles may be successfully treated with
Shockwave Therapy using the latest high tech non surgical equipment.
Shockwave Therapy delivers a radial shockwave through the surface of the skin to the injured tissue. This shockwave initiates an inflammation-like response in the injured tissue and accelerates the healing process by regenerating blood vessels. It also provides pain relief for the patient.
Your doctor or physiotherapist will explain the efficacy with you as this is a new treatment, and that Ramsay will audit the results of your therapy.
Shockwave Therapy can also be useful in treating severe tendonitis, for example tennis and golfers elbow, shoulder pain and painful Achilles heels.
If tendonitis is severe and leads to the rupture of a tendon this may need surgical repair. Until now surgery has been the only available alternative for chronic sufferers.
If you have private medical insurance, speak to your insurance company, as many treatments are covered by medical insurance. If you wish to pay for your treatment we have a fixed price for a package of treatments.
Contact your local hospital to book an appointment or for more information.
Treatment may be covered by insurance companies and self pay packages available on request.
As Shockwave Therapy is based on breakthrough technology that has been successfully used to treat urinary stones for more than 20 years, major insurance companies may cover the cost of a course of treatment.
Spread the cost of your treatment with fixed, monthly payments over a time period to suit you.
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We offer an alternative range of ways to pay, so you can choose which one best suits you and your finances.
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Use your private medical insurance to fund your treatment through our simple referral process.
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Ramsay’s Pinehill Hospital has been mentioned in Hertfordshire’s local news, The Comet, for delivering high quality private hospital treatment.
Private general practice has been available for many years but only over the last 10 years has there been a significant demand for it. It has been made more affordable and accessible to those who wish to choose this service.
Bim Afolami MP, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden has visited Pinehill Hospital to meet with doctors, nurses and wider staff, and learn more about how the hospital is delivering for patients across Hertfordshire.
