Erectile Dysfunction Shockwave Therapy

Service Description

Shockwave therapy is a form of treatment which is non-invasive and which produces a positive effect by generating a series of low-energy acoustic waves, which would then be directly transmitted to a person's skin through a gel medium. Low intensity shock wave therapy to the penis can help men with severe erectile dysfunction (ED) that is unresponsive to conventional phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor treatment, according to data released at the European Association of Urology 26th Annual Congress. Low- energy shock wave therapy is being increasingly used to induce the regeneration of small coronary vessels in patients with angina. If the therapy can improve the vasculature of the heart then it might also be effective in the penis, because 80% of ED cases have a vascular origin. Shockwave therapy is not generally covered by insurance plans. According to the University of Utah, a shockwave therapy regimen includes six separate treatments. The shockwave therapy protocol involved 2 treatment sessions per week for 3 weeks, which were then repeated 3 weeks later.