What if you could treat more patients, in less time, while delivering better results? That would be a win-win for you AND for your patients who suffer chronic pain from musculoskeletal conditions. And it is possible with MyACT – Myofascial Acoustic Compression Therapy. Using the power of acoustic waves (sound waves), this approach is a targeted, non-invasive, and pain-free way to speed up healing around the soft tissues of the body. Here is a look at MyACT, and the revolutionary impact it is having in physical therapy and sports medicine.
How MyACT Works
In the past, a provider’s ability to target and manipulate tissues deep within the body was limited by the fact that the more force that was applied to the outside of the body, the more pain it produced. Meanwhile, the force would dissipate as it moved through the body toward the affected area.
MyACT is a different approach that delivers the full desired force to the desired depth, without pain. It achieves this success by using acoustic waves to travel through the body and converge on the target area (known as the trigger point). A MyACT device, such as a Piezowave machine, allows you to select the exact amount of force, and the exact depth at which it should be delivered, in order to ensure that the treatment reaches the area that can most benefit from healing.
These precisely targeted acoustic waves impact the affected area in a number of ways, all of which involve stimulating the body to begin its natural healing processes. Here are just a few of the ways in which the body will react to MyACT therapy, thereby encouraging healing:
- Increased blood flow
- Targeted deep tissue manipulation
- Cellular regeneration
- Scar tissue break up
- Reduced inflammation
Applications of MyACT
There are many ways in which MyACT can be used to alleviate conditions that affect the musculoskeletal system in general and the fascia (The connective tissue around the muscles) in particular. This approach is proving particularly significant in both physical therapy and sports medicine.
Physical Therapy Applications
While shockwave therapy has been shown to be especially effective in treating plantar fasciitis, it has also provided significant, and rapid, results for conditions such as the following:
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Back and neck pain
- Hip and leg pain
- Swimmer’s shoulder
- Tendinitis
- Epicondylosis
- Tennis elbow
- MCL injuries
- And more
As a result, MyACT therapy is taking a central role for physical therapists who want to offer a way to speed healing for their patients without surgery, and without long treatment sessions.
Sports Medicine Applications
Physical therapy often focuses on dealing with injuries and conditions that are actively preventing the patient from pursuing the life they desire. However, in sports medicine, MyACT can both heal current injuries and help to prevent injuries in the future. For example, in addition to treating sports injuries, this approach can also help athletes with the following:
- Recover faster from games and workouts
- Reduce soreness and pain, both chronic and acute
- Increase range of motion
- Cut down on the use of pain medications
By utilizing MyACT therapy, sports medicine providers can prevent injuries among athletes and get them back to performing optimally more quickly.
MyACT Patient Experience
One of the reasons that MyACT therapy is revolutionizing both physical therapy and sports medicine is because of the optimal patient experience it offers. Unlike more traditional treatment methods, MyACT offers a non-surgical, painless, and non-invasive way to generate healing within the body. Here are some of the advantages that make the patient experience superior.
Painless
Using force to generate healing within the tissues of the body can be painful, due to the amount of force that must be applied outside the body to generate effective force within the body. MyACT, however, generates sound waves that converge on a particular point in the body, thus reducing the amount of pain experienced during treatment. In fact, MyACT therapy is virtually painless, increasing patient compliance with treatment.
Side-Effect Free
Patients do not have to worry about being sidelined by side effects from their therapy. MyACT therapy’s side effects are rare, mild, and brief. Mostly patients may experience some redness, swelling, or bruising. The result is a treatment that does not slow down their return to their daily routines.
Short Treatment Times
For patients and providers alike, shockwave therapy’s short treatment times are the ultimate in convenient treatment. In about 10 minutes, patients can receive their therapy, making it accessible during lunch times, break times, and other pockets of the day that patients have around their daily routine.
If you are ready to provide MyACT therapy to your clients, let Myosyte help. We make it possible for you to buy, lease, or trade in shockwave devices in order to add value to your practice and expand treatment options for your patients. Let the convenience and power of this treatment approach transform your patients’ healing.
