What Is Shockwave Therapy?
Shockwave therapy applies acoustic pulses to a painful tendon or fascia from outside the skin, with no needle. At Manly Foot Clinic it is delivered in the clinic as part of a staged plan for pain that conservative care has not resolved.
Who It Helps
Shockwave suits heel pain and other musculoskeletal conditions that have not responded to padding, strapping, orthoses and exercise. It sits after those, not before.
Heel pain and plantar fasciitis
Heel pain that has not settled with conservative care is one of the main reasons shockwave is considered. Whether it suits your case is decided at assessment.
Chronic tendon pain
Achilles tendon pain and other tendinopathies that have not settled over months are the usual reason shockwave is considered. Whether it suits your case is decided at assessment.
What to Expect
Shockwave is not booked cold. Every course starts with an assessment and ends with a review.
Assessment first
Your podiatrist confirms the diagnosis, checks what conservative care has already been tried, and explains whether shockwave is appropriate.
The treatment
Shockwave is applied to the skin over the painful area during a normal consultation, at Manly Foot Clinic.
A short course
Shockwave is normally delivered as a short course of sessions rather than a single treatment. The number of sessions, and the interval between them, depends on the tendon and the response, and your podiatrist sets it out at the first session. The clinic has not published a standard course length, so none is stated here.
Review and progress
Structured review, outcome measurement and a report back to your referring practitioner. If pain persists after a full course of conservative care, the surgical opinion is available in the same clinic.
Why Consider Shockwave Therapy at Manly Foot Clinic
- Delivered in-house, end to end, so a plan is not interrupted by a referral out for treatment.
- No needle and no anaesthetic.
- A surgical podiatrist consults at the clinic, so if shockwave is not enough the next conversation happens in the same building.
What it costs
The clinic publishes consultation fees on its FAQ page and nothing further. The fee for a shockwave session is quoted at assessment; it is not published and is not stated here.
Shockwave Therapy FAQs
Shockwave is applied from outside the skin with no needle and no anaesthetic. Most people describe it as uncomfortable rather than painful, and the intensity is adjusted to what you can tolerate. Your podiatrist will tell you what to expect before the first session.
That depends on the tendon and how it responds, and your podiatrist sets the course out at the first session. Manly Foot Clinic has not published a standard number of sessions, so this page does not state one.
No, you can book directly without a referral. If you’d like, we’ll send a short report to your GP after your appointment so your foot care stays part of your overall health record. If your appointment is through a Medicare care plan, DVA or another funded program, you will need a referral, so check with us when you book.
If your policy includes podiatry, yes. All major private health funds recognise the clinic, and podiatry is covered under extras rather than hospital cover. How much you get back depends on your level of extras and how much of your annual limit you’ve already used. Bring your health fund card and we can process your claim on the spot, so you only pay the gap. For an exact figure, ask your fund for the rebate on the specific service before your appointment. We can give you the item number to quote.
Serving Manly and the Northern Beaches.
Manly Foot Clinic is at Shop 3/3 Corrie Rd, North Manly, NSW 2100, and delivers shockwave therapy to patients from Manly, Dee Why, Brookvale, Freshwater and Balgowlah. Open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm and Saturday 8:00am to 2:00pm.