As more people stay active as they age, overuse injuries are increasing. A non-invasive treatment known as shockwave therapy ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had some foot issues, and I heard that shockwave therapy might be appropriate. How does it work? And how can it help? ANSWER: This noninvasive treatment uses sound waves to ...

LISA: ANITA BYER USUALLY WALKS TWO MILES A DAY WITH HER DOGS. WALKS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND ON THE BEACH ARE HER WAY OF RELAXING AND GETTING THE EXERCISE SHE NEEDS. BUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DOING SO WAS ...

Dressed in street clothes, Tara Cassidy Driscoll lies face-down on an examining table at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Orthopedic surgeon George Theodore is about to blast her foot with powerful ...

Background: Diabetes is becoming one of the most common chronic diseases, and ulcers are its most serious complication. Beginning with neuropathy, the subsequent foot wounds frequently lead to lower ...

With the number of bogus remedies and treatments floating around, claiming to provide relief for various ailments, the FDA really has its work cut out for it. I mean, can you imagine trying to wade ...

Juan Baez has been managing his Type 1 diabetes for years, but lately it has been more difficult. Around Christmas, doctors amputated half of the 51-year-old’s left foot, three years after he lost two ...

Shock wave therapy uses sound energy waves to improve blood flow and promote healing. This treatment has been linked to reduced pain and overall symptom improvement for people with diabetic neuropathy ...

During our previous preliminary experience in the application of the shock waves for the treatment of ulcers, we found that the rate of re-epithelization was higher in big ulcers. To avoid any ...