The Simple Science Behind SoftWave Therapy
SoftWave therapy is a way to help your body heal using shockwaves. Think of it like giving your tissues a gentle, but powerful, nudge to get them working better.
Special Shockwave Maker: SoftWave uses a unique method to create shockwaves, not just any shockwave, but a specific type called a “true shockwave”. It does this by:
- Sending a burst of electricity underwater between two points.
- This electricity quickly turns the water into a tiny bubble that pops.
- When that bubble pops, it sends out a strong, fast acoustic wave – that’s the true shockwave.
- This way of making shockwaves is different from how other similar devices work.
The Right Kind of Shockwave: These special shockwaves have a few important features:
- They build up to a strong push of pressure very quickly.
- They also have a slight pull afterwards, but SoftWave makes sure this pull is very small.
- Keeping this pull small is important so it doesn’t cause any unwanted damage to your tissues.
Spreading the Shockwave for Better Healing: SoftWave uses a special curved dish, like a satellite dish, to send these shockwaves into your body:
- The shockwave starts as a ball shape, but the curved dish changes it.
- It turns the shockwave into a wider beam, like a flashlight spreading its light.
- This means the shockwaves can cover a bigger area (like a patch about the size of your hand).
- The energy of the shockwave is spread out over a larger and deeper part of your body compared to other treatments that focus the energy on a tiny spot or only treat the surface.
Treating More, Hurting Less: By spreading the shockwave out, SoftWave aims to:
- Get more of your body’s cells to respond and start healing.
- Reach both the surface and deeper tissues.
- Avoid causing tiny injuries that can sometimes happen with very focused treatments.
How Shockwave Helps Your Body: SoftWave uses shockwaves that are strong but not too intense. When these waves reach your tissues:
- They create tiny forces, like pressure and a gentle shaking.
- Your cells can feel these forces and turn them into signals, like turning a light switch on.
- These signals tell your cells to start doing things that help with healing.
- The sound waves might also create tiny bubbles in the fluid around your cells that pop and give the cells an extra little nudge.
The SoftWave Difference: Gentle Power: SoftWave’s way of making and spreading shockwaves has some advantages:
- The special “true shockwaves” have the right kind of energy to kickstart healing.
- Treating a bigger area at once can be really helpful for problems that affect a larger part of your body.
- Spreading the energy out can make the treatment safer and more comfortable because it’s not hitting one tiny spot with too much power.
Strong Enough to Help, Gentle Enough to Heal: Even though SoftWave uses “high energy” sound waves, it’s designed to be strong enough to tell your cells what to do without causing damage.
- It’s like giving your body a firm handshake to get its attention, not a punch that could hurt it.
- Other treatments might intentionally cause tiny injuries to start healing, but SoftWave tries to avoid this.
- This gentler approach might be why SoftWave is often easier to handle and has fewer side effects, especially in physical therapy where being gentle is important.
So, in simple terms, SoftWave therapy uses a special shockwave that’s created in a unique way and spread out over a larger area to gently encourage your body to heal itself without causing extra pain or damage.