Shockwave therapy for impotence

Physiotherapy technique of extracorporeal shock wave exposure is actively used to help men with impotence. The demand for SWT in urological practice is due to the simplicity and effectiveness of healing manipulations.

About 70% of patients who underwent ESWT as prescribed by the attending physician noted a significant increase in the strength and duration of erection, an increase in sexual desire for the opposite sex.

Indications for use of UHT

Shockwave therapy is a low-cost and effective way to provide therapeutic care for a wide range of functional abnormalities, including:

• epicondylitis and osteochondrosis, achillodynia and osteoarthritis
• bursitis and ligamentosis, synovitis and tendinosis
• muscle-tonic syndrome
• delayed healing of bone fractures< / li>
• pain in the area of arthroplasty
• flat feet
• impotence caused by insufficient blood supply to the penis or the initial stage of cavernous fibrosis

The effect of shock wave therapy on the patient's body

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is a non-invasive procedure. During the application of this technique, a special medical apparatus is used. The device generates safe shock waves that are directed by the urologist to the perineal area. As a result of completing the full course of therapeutic action in conjunction with drug treatment, doctors manage to achieve a softening of fibrosis. The action of shock waves leads to the destruction of small fibrous formations and the healing of vascular tissue. At the same time, doctors warn that the use of shock wave therapy does not increase the natural volume of the penis and does not change its consistency. The healing effect of the device is to prevent premature ejaculation and increase the strength of erection. In addition to a pronounced tonic effect, the shock wave therapy device produces the following positive effects:

• acceleration of metabolic processes
• activation of connective tissue restoration
• growth of natural collagen production
• destruction and resorption of calcium deposits in the articular tissue
• elimination of pain, inflammatory lesions
• increasing the strength of the articular and muscle tissue, tendons and ligaments
• increasing the intensity of blood circulation, cleansing the blood vessels
• accelerating the regeneration of the skin and bone tissue
• increased tissue nutrition and activation of intracellular processes

Features of the treatment of impotence by the SWT method

In the treatment of mild erectile dysfunction, when men experience a decrease in sexual function, 2-3 procedures are sufficient. In case of loss of involuntary erection, patients are advised to attend 5 sessions. If the patient needs to restore sexual function, he is prescribed a course of 6-12 procedures. Within one week, 1-2 medical procedures are allowed. The total duration of treatment for male sexual impotence using the shock wave method is about 3 months. During the first 3 weeks of treatment, the doctor conducts 6 therapeutic procedures, then a break of 3-4 weeks follows and the course of shock wave exposure is repeated. The exact timing of the provision of medical care is set by the andrologist, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient's body. When choosing the tactics and content of treatment, the physician takes into account the patient's age, the presence of chronic pathologies, the causes and degree of manifestation of erectile dysfunction, the presence of contraindications for the use of certain methods of exposure.

Contraindications to the therapeutic course

Experts do not recommend the use of wave devices in the intestines, head and major blood vessels. Doctors prohibit the course of extracorporeal shock wave therapy if the patient has such diseases as:

• malignant neoplasms in the prostate gland, on the skin of the penis or scrotum
• severe cardiovascular diseases requiring the use of a built-in pacemaker
• acute infectious lesions of the body
• dermatological diseases
• blood clotting disorders and increased vascular fragility

Restrictions for carrying out physiotherapeutic effects are established for pregnant women and persons who have undergone serious injuries or operations in the last 2-4 weeks.