Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT), also known as Shockwave is an advanced non-invasive procedure that uses acoustic pressure waves for healing musculoskeletal pain. EPAT harnesses the body’s own potential to help injured tissue in areas that have poor blood flow, tissue damage, overuse, or weakness.

Shockwave Therapy is best for acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain

EPAT can help if you suffer from these conditions:

Lower leg pain: Shin splints, Tendinitis>
Foot, ankle and heel pain: Achilles tendon, Plantar Fascia
Neck pain and Back Pain: Trigger points
Shoulder pain: Rotator Cuff or Biceps tendon
Upper arm and elbow pain: Lateral or medial epicondylitis

Forearm, wrist and hand pain: Dequervain’s tenosynovitis, tendinitis
Pelvis and hip pain: Adductor tendon, flexor tendon
Thigh and knee pain: Hamstring muscle and tendon, IT band, bursitis, Patellar tendon
Rib pain

The pressure waves work by:

Stimulating cell turn over
Improving blood circulation
Breakdown adhesions and scar tissue
Accelerate healing

Benefits

Evidence-based
Non-invasive
No anesthesia
No risk of infection
No scarring
No downtime

EPAT at Avid Sports Medicine

We use EPAT/Shockwave as part of your customized Avid recovery program. It is a powerful tool to help you overcome pain, focus on therapeutic movements and get back to the activities you love. Sessions are every 1-2 weeks for a minimum of 3-5 weeks and last about 10 minutes.

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As a professional runner, I’d been suffering from achilles tendinitis that was keeping me from competing.. I tried so many things, but couldn’t get the pain under control. A friend recommended EPAT and it was amazing! The team at Avid used the EPAT and a focused rehabilitation program to get me back to full training.

Rob, EPAT patient

I’ve been training with kettlebells for years, but then I developed pain in my wrist that made lifting very painful. I tried to muscle through but eventually had to stop when even daily activities became unbearable. EPAT got the pain under control so I could work again, play with my son, and gradually get back to lifting.

Julie, EPAT patient

Avid Sports Medicine Physician

Dr. Veronica Jow, MD
Sports Medicine Physician

Dr. Jow is the founder and operator of Avid Sports Medicine. She created Avid as a space where patients could receive care for ALL aspects of movement-related injury under one roof.

Dr. Jow is a medical doctor who holds board certifications in Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine. While practicing sports medicine for the past 10 years in the Bay Area, she has taken care of the complete range of patients, from elite athletes, as the Associate Team Physician at UC Berkeley, to underserved patients, as a sports medicine specialist in Kaiser Richmond. Whatever the population, she strives to empower patients to recover through empathy, education, and partnership.

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