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NEW: SHOCK WAVE THERAPY

7/7/2021

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shock wave therapy
We are now offering Shock Wave Therapy at Oceanwalk Pedorthic Clinic in Nanaimo.

For the past 20 years, Shock Wave Therapy has been used, with great success, as an effective and non-invasive treatment of a number of chronic musculoskeletal conditions including:

  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Chronic Tendonitis including Achilles Tendonitis
  • Shoulder Bursitis
  • Chronic Cervical and Lumbar Pain
  • Epicondylitis
  • Hallux Limitus
  • Chronic Heel Spurs
  • Painful Peripheral Neuropathy

A Shock Wave is a longitudinal acoustic wave travelling with ultrasonic speed in the water of the body tissue.  This single pressure pulse with a short needle-like positive spike of less than 1 microsecond.

Shock Wave Therapy works to disrupt chronic pain by introducing a healing shock into the system which promotes increased vascularity, stimulates tissue healing, reduces calcification in the tissues, increases local anti-inflammatory products and inhibits pain receptors to achieve pain relief.

Researchers have shown that the local delivery of Shock Wave Therapy stimulates the early expression of angiogenesis-related growth factors, including endothelial nitric oxide synthase, vascular endothelial growth factor and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. As such, it results in new vessel in-growth that improves blood supply, increases cell proliferation and accelerates tissue regeneration and healing.

Based on this research, we recommend a progressive Shock Wave Therapy protocol in the treatment of these chronic conditions and clients are seen each week for 8 weeks in order to get the best outcomes.  

Contact us to learn more about Shock Wave Therapy or to book an appointment today.
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My Foot Pain FroM neuroPathy is horrible? is there any relieF in sight?

7/7/2021

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​The sharp stabbing pain, numbing and tingling that wake you up at night and make you walk around to alleviate your foot pain, is horrible! But it also serves a purpose...

It is your warning signal that the nerves in your feet are becoming damaged and dying.

This discomfort gets you to seek help and protect the Neuropathic foot from complications; it is your bodies natural warning signal.

Once your feet are protected you can now improve your quality of life and live more comfortably.

We offer an effective and conservative approach to this including Cold Laser Therapy and Shockwave Therapy.

Please contact us today - your future self will thank you!
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Foot care clinics go mobile!

7/7/2021

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Katia Langton First Nations Port Alberni Foot Care
Relief is coming to diabetics and others who sufferer from foot, knee or back pain through sessions with professionals who are offering a mobile clinic. (Matilda Atleo photos)
Katia Langton of OceanWalk Pedorthic Clinic was recently featured in Ha-Shilth-Sa (Canada's Oldest First Nation's Newspaper) for showing up to help Port Alberni to help those who suffer from foot, knee or back pain. 

Katia Langton of OceanWalk Pedorthic Clinic is a certified pedorthist and has been to Port Alberni on three occasions providing mobile foot clinics to First Nations communities.

“The goal of the mobile foot clinic is to assess, risk categorize and treat patients with painful foot conditions or diabetes (for their annual assessment) in order to keep them active, walking and mobile,”

If you'd like to learn more about how Katia and the team at OceanWalk Pedorthic Clinic are serving local communities (like Port Alberni) read the full article here.
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    Katia Langton

    Katia Langton is trained as a doctor of Chiropractic. She is the owner and operator of Oceanwalk Pedorthic Footcare and is also the Secretary of the Diabetic Foot Stream Committee of the International Diabetes Federation and co-authored the latest IDF guidelines to protect The Diabetic foot from breakdown.

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