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See how shock wave therapy stimulates tissue and bone formation
How does it work?
The PulseVet Shock Wave System produces high-energy sound waves, which stimulate cells and release healing growth factors in the body that reduce inflammation, increase blood flow, accelerate bone formation, and enhance wound healing.
Only the electrohydraulic technology used in the PulseVet System creates a true shock wave at all energy settings – a key differentiator in ensuring efficacy. This allows the therapy to reach deeper, targeting areas that other modalities cannot.
- Energy delivery
- Proven effect in veterinary patients
- Number of treatments for full healing
- Time required
- Optimal for orthopedic conditions
- Treatment results
- Made in the USA
ELECTROHYDRAULIC
- “Focused” high-energy with a large focal volume
- Multiple equine and canine studies
- 1-3 total treatments, 2-3 weeks apart
- Less than 5 minutes per treatment
- Yes
- Proven, long term and fast-acting
- Yes
*Reference human and cell studies
OTHER SHOCK WAVE SYSTEMS
- Very low energy in much smaller focal volume
- Human and cell studies only
- Daily to weekly treatments
- 20-30 minutes per treatment
- No
- Unproven*
- No
- Energy delivery
- Proven effect in veterinary patients
- Number of treatments for full healing
- Time required
- Optimal for orthopedic conditions
- Treatment results
- Made in the USA
ELECTROHYDRAULIC
- “Focused” high-energy with a large focal volume
- Multiple equine and canine studies
- 1-3 total treatments, 2-3 weeks apart
- Less than 5 minutes per treatment
- Yes
- Proven, long term and fast-acting
- Yes
OTHER SHOCK WAVE SYSTEMS
- Very low energy in much smaller focal volume
- Human and cell studies only
- Daily to weekly treatments
- 20-30 minutes per treatment
- No
- Unproven*
- No
*Reference human and cell studies
PulseVet Shock Wave technology is backed by decades of research and evidence-based data
Equine Research
Significant improvement in the quality of tendon repair1
89%
positive outcome in equine back recovery cases, with results lasting up to 6 months or longer2
Effective decrease in lameness associated with navicular syndrome in 81% of horses3
Significant improvement in equine osteoarthritis cases compared to sham group4
Significantly shortened healing time for wounds5
3 treatments of ESWT 2 weeks apart is shown to treat horses with thoracolumbar pain6
Small Animal Research
Significant increase in weight bearing ability post-TPLO7
4.5%
increase in peak vertical force following treatment for canine elbow osteoarthritis8
(compared with a decrease of 2.6% in the untreated group)
(compared with a decrease of 2.6% in the untreated group)
Significantly improved bone healing 8 weeks after TPLO surgery9
(compared to untreated dogs)
64%
of dogs showed long-term improvement in shoulder lameness10
87.5%
of pets with lumbosacral disease experienced improvement following a single treatment, with effects lasting 13 months or longer11
Significant reduction in distal ligament thickness after canine TPLO surgery12
1Ana Liz G. Alves, Brunna Patrícia Almeida da Fonseca, Renée L. Amorim, Armen Thomassian, Carlos A. Hussni, José Luis M. Nicoletti Effects of extracorporeal shock wave treatment on equine tendon healing. International Society for Musculoskeletal Shockwave Therapy
2A. Kent Allen, Susan Johns, Sallie S. Hyman, Margaret D. Sislak, Stephanie Davis, Josephy Amory (2010) How to Diagnose and Treat Back Pain in the Horse. AAEP Proceedings, Vol. 56
3Scott McClure, Richard B. Evans, Kristine G. Miles, Eric L. Reinertson, Jan F. Hawkins, Clifford M. Honnas (2004) Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Treatment of Navicular Syndrome. AAEP Proceddings, Vol. 50
4David D. Frisbee, Christopher E. Kawcak, C. Wayne McIlwraith (2009) Evaluation of the effect of extracorporeal shock wave treatment on experimentally induced osteoarthritis in middle carpal joints of horses. AJVR, Vol 70, No. 4
5Scott McClure, Dean Morgan, Eric Reinertson, Michael J. Yaeger Should we expect similar effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on wounds of different species? International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment
6L. R. Trager, R. A. Fund, K. S. Clapp, L. A. Dahlgren, S. R. Werre, D. R. Hodgson, R. S. Pleasant (2019) Extracorporeal shockwave therapy raises mechanical nociceptive threshold in horses with thoracolumbar pain. Equine Veterinary Journal
7Kate Barnes, Alex Faludi, Catherine Takawira, Karanvir Aulakh, Nathalie Rademacher, Chin-Chi Liu, Mandi J. Lopez (2019) Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves short-term limb use after canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. The American College of Veterinary Surgeons
8DL Millis, M Drum, D Whitlock Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
9N. R. Kieves, C. S. MacKay, K. Adducci, S. Raok C. Goh, R. H. Palmer, F. M. Duerr (2015) High energy focused shock wave therapy accelerates bone healing. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
10Willem Becker, Michael P. Kowalski, Robert J. McCarthy, Cara A. Black (2015) Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Shoulder Lameness in Dogs. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
11Young Joo Kim, Linda Jenkins-Muschetto, Edward B. Leeds Qualitative Evaluation of ESWT for Treatment of Cauda Equine Syndrome in Dogs and Cats. SurgicalGroup for Animals
12Alissa Gallagher, Alan R. Cross, Gustavo Sepulveda (2011) The Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Patellar Ligament Desmitis after Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. Veterinary Surgery 41 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons
2A. Kent Allen, Susan Johns, Sallie S. Hyman, Margaret D. Sislak, Stephanie Davis, Josephy Amory (2010) How to Diagnose and Treat Back Pain in the Horse. AAEP Proceedings, Vol. 56
3Scott McClure, Richard B. Evans, Kristine G. Miles, Eric L. Reinertson, Jan F. Hawkins, Clifford M. Honnas (2004) Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Treatment of Navicular Syndrome. AAEP Proceddings, Vol. 50
4David D. Frisbee, Christopher E. Kawcak, C. Wayne McIlwraith (2009) Evaluation of the effect of extracorporeal shock wave treatment on experimentally induced osteoarthritis in middle carpal joints of horses. AJVR, Vol 70, No. 4
5Scott McClure, Dean Morgan, Eric Reinertson, Michael J. Yaeger Should we expect similar effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on wounds of different species? International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment
6L. R. Trager, R. A. Fund, K. S. Clapp, L. A. Dahlgren, S. R. Werre, D. R. Hodgson, R. S. Pleasant (2019) Extracorporeal shockwave therapy raises mechanical nociceptive threshold in horses with thoracolumbar pain. Equine Veterinary Journal
7Kate Barnes, Alex Faludi, Catherine Takawira, Karanvir Aulakh, Nathalie Rademacher, Chin-Chi Liu, Mandi J. Lopez (2019) Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves short-term limb use after canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. The American College of Veterinary Surgeons
8DL Millis, M Drum, D Whitlock Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
9N. R. Kieves, C. S. MacKay, K. Adducci, S. Raok C. Goh, R. H. Palmer, F. M. Duerr (2015) High energy focused shock wave therapy accelerates bone healing. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
10Willem Becker, Michael P. Kowalski, Robert J. McCarthy, Cara A. Black (2015) Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Shoulder Lameness in Dogs. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
11Young Joo Kim, Linda Jenkins-Muschetto, Edward B. Leeds Qualitative Evaluation of ESWT for Treatment of Cauda Equine Syndrome in Dogs and Cats. SurgicalGroup for Animals
12Alissa Gallagher, Alan R. Cross, Gustavo Sepulveda (2011) The Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Patellar Ligament Desmitis after Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. Veterinary Surgery 41 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons
