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Shockwave Therapy Melittaklinik

An outpatient treatment in Bolzano for chronic musculoskeletal pain

High-energy acoustic impulses are the principle behind shockwave therapy, a treatment that stimulates natural tissue regeneration, reduces pain and supports functional recovery.

Shockwave therapy provides an advanced solution for pain rooted in everyday movements — the kind that limits gestures and affects mobility. These are chronic pains that can arise in tendons or joints due to overload and calcification at tendon insertions.
Within Melittaklinik, shockwave treatment is integrated into a personalized medical pathway developed with the patient to restore freedom of movement without resorting to surgery, thus ensuring shorter recovery times.

Technology works in synergy with experience to deliver a high-standard service

Technological innovation and Melittaklinik’s multidisciplinary clinical expertise are best expressed in our shockwave therapy treatments. For therapy, we selected state-of-the-art equipment that allows extremely precise modulation of the waves: intensity, frequency and depth are adjusted according to the patient’s clinical situation.

Shockwaves are acoustic waves that, focused and directed in beams to the area of the body affected by chronic pain, dissolve calcifications, improve blood supply and consequently reduce pain. The treatment is therefore structured using cutting-edge technology under the supervision of dedicated specialists and technicians.

State-of-the-art equipment from diagnosis to functional recovery

The non-surgical therapeutic alternative

Why choose Melittaklinik

Management of chronic musculoskeletal pain is not solely based on a surgical approach. Shockwave therapy offers a safe, targeted and non-invasive option that delivers valid and lasting results.

Treating tendon and joint conditions such as shoulder calcifications, epicondylitis, plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinopathy with this therapy can also be done at an early stage, preventing worsening of the issues and reducing the need for more invasive procedures. The professionals at Melittaklinik provide care in a private and discreet setting where patient comfort and attention are part of the treatment pathway. The therapeutic protocol is discussed based on clinical needs and individual functional goals; appointment scheduling and treatment planning are quick and the outpatient setting reduces time by avoiding hospital stays and admissions.

”A state-of-the-art space to treat chronic pain under medical supervision in a private service

Precision of a personalized, non-invasive treatment

Shockwave therapy for lasting results

An initial specialist consultation, reviewing clinical history and instrumental reports, provides the clinical assessment needed to develop the therapeutic program. With a clear understanding of the condition and specific localization and type of lesion, our medical staff defines the protocol specifying wave type, number of sessions and duration of each, including technical guidance. Sessions in our clinics are short and, since anaesthesia is not required, patients can resume daily activities immediately after the treatment session. This means the procedure can be scheduled without disrupting the patient’s agenda and without needing an accompanying person.

Shockwave therapy is a safe and well-tolerated treatment. After the procedure, slight redness or mild local sensitivity may occur, both typically resolving within a few hours.
Advantages include:

  • Reduced stress on surrounding tissue;
  • No medication intake, benefiting the organism;
  • Possibility to repeat the treatment;
  • Reduced work disability;
  • Reduced loss of training hours for athletes, thanks to the outpatient regimen;
  • Possibility to avoid surgery.

When to consider shockwave therapy

The initial specialist consultation, providing a precise and detailed diagnosis, immediately clarifies whether a care pathway based on shockwave therapy can be considered.
In general, the main indications for this practice include conditions such as:

  • chronic tendinopathies (rotator cuff, Achilles tendon, patellar);
  • epicondylitis and epitrochleitis (tennis and golfer’s elbow);
  • plantar fasciitis and heel spurs;
  • soft tissue calcifications;
  • selected cases of pseudoarthrosis;
  • early-stage changes to cartilage and bone.

Our team’s commitment to ensuring a complete, individualized clinical pathway also evaluates the subsequent phase, planning targeted rehabilitative treatments with specific exercises.

The department and the Shockwave Therapy team

Experts in pain treatment

Melittaklinik encourages a holistic and multidisciplinary approach in every department: shockwave therapy is no exception. Doctors, specialists, physiotherapists and healthcare technicians work closely together to offer individualized solutions to concrete problems. Our goal is not only to ensure personalized care management but to make it as coherent as possible by encouraging synergistic dialogue between diagnosis, treatments and rehabilitation.

Head of Department

Franz Xaver Waldner

Shockwave therapy helps restore natural, comfortable movement

Pain should not limit freedom of movement

Melittaklinik has built its dedicated shockwave therapy department following modern guidelines where clinical effectiveness is achieved through innovation and expertise. Our experience delivers wellbeing through a safe, carefully calibrated therapeutic pathway.

Cutting-edge technologies

Innovation beats at the heart of Melittaklinik.