Having a Shockwave machine doesn’t make you a tendon expert. However, the tendon expert with a Shockwave machine is able to offer an alternative regenerative, restorative therapy when clinically appropriate. 

In much the same way, the Orthopaedic injection therapist will have an alternative to a limited offering of corticosteroid injection.

Specificity of assessment in order to make a functional diagnosis is a major starting point in establishing what we are trying to achieve clinically. 

We will be discussing the use of ultrasound scanning, specific clinical tests (including Orthopaedic special tests and manual muscle testing) and the relevance of all roads leading to appropriate and realistic rehabilitation programmes.