April 25th, 2026 by swtorthopaedics-admin
Patient Initials: KB
Country: Caribbean
Patient: KB
Diagnosis: Cervical degenerative disc disease with severe chronic pain
Baseline: Chronic constant cervical pain rated 8/10 daily for years.
Intervention: Trial of Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy (Magnetolith) over posterior cervical region. Treatment points were focused posteriorly from approximately C2 -> C7 levels and combined with bilateral upper scapular insertion points (levator scapula anchor zone). All treatments were performed posterior only anterior / carotid triangle strictly avoided due to known neurovascular risk.
Key technical point: The EMTT handpiece is large and field spreads broadly. Although field overlap across midline is inevitable, the centre of the handpiece was always placed slightly lateral to spinous processes (1-2 cm) to ensure the peak field density was directed into the paraspinal muscle columns and facet capsules rather than into bone or the vertebral canal. This is a deliberate safety-based decision and reflects current best practice knowledge: peak energy should be over muscle and facet complex, not directly over spinous bone.
Frequency and dosing: The early schedule was higher frequency (every day / every other day) and higher pulse volumes. This was an exploratory “signal-generation” period to evaluate responsiveness. Initial three treatments were delivered at maximum energy level (9), then adjusted to an average intensity of 7. Each session consisted of approximately 3,500 pulses distributed over the posterior cervical and upper scapular regions.
Result: Within approximately 14 days the patient’s pain dropped from 8/10 to 3-4/10, with intermittent periods of 1-2/10. Change was rapid and clinically significant.
Interpretation: The early dramatic pain reduction is consistent with rapid anti-inflammatory and neurochemical impact in the posterior cervical soft tissue and facet/inferior aspect of annulus region. Structural remodeling, if any, would be expected later.
Current phase: Now transitioning to evidence-aligned reduced frequency schedule (2x/week -> 1x/week -> every 2-3 weeks). The goal is biologic consolidation, not “attack”.
Conclusion: This single-patient case demonstrates that posterior-only EMTT with careful lateralized targeting (avoiding the anterior carotid corridor) can produce rapid meaningful symptom alleviation in chronic degenerative cervical pain. The success supports that EMTT signal is active in posterior cervical inflammatory modulation.
Next steps: Carefully tapered maintenance schedule to protect the gain.
April 17th, 2026 by swtorthopaedics-admin
Ken Brown of the SWT Therapy Group, the exclusive distributor for Storz Medical in the Caribbean, has kept me active and pain-free for over 13 years through his expertise with Storz shock wave devices. Though focused on the Caribbean, I’m fortunate that he still treats a few patients in Canada.
Twelve years ago, I sought Ken’s help for severe plantar fasciitis. After 15 treatments, it never returned. Since then, he’s also successfully treated my golfer’s elbow and, most recently, a tendon tear that caused five years of excruciating pain. Despite trying various therapies and injections, nothing worked until Ken combined shock wave therapy with a controlled strengthening program. After just 10 sessions, I’m now pain-free.
Ken’s approach, using different transmitter heads, depths, and energy levels, along with a low-load, high-repetition strengthening protocol, has regenerated my tissue slowly but surely. His expertise in shock wave therapy is unmatched.
Ken’s influence extends to the many doctors and therapists he’s trained, whose patients benefit from his extraordinary knowledge. In my experience, Ken is one of the finest shock wave practitioners in the world.
Derek Thompson
A grateful friend and patient,
Collingwood, Canada
April 15th, 2026 by swtorthopaedics-admin
- X-Rays showed a fractured clavicle and three cracked ribs with both shoulders with torn rotator cuffs noting the orthopedic surgeon felt no surgery necessary for the non-protruding fractures, but surgery most likely necessary for the torn rotators
- Heavy bruising and fractures yielded a month of upright attempted sleeping
- Using a Storz ultra 100 during the first three weeks using low energy treatments .07-1.0 energy both shoulders and surrounding areas five to six times per week increasing number of shocks by 15% per week reaching approx. 4500 per shoulder area.
- After six weeks the fractures by ex-ray showed to be healed and advised that by the 12 week mark maximal healing should be achieved
- After the first five weeks energy levels were gradually moved up to 1.5-3.5 pending the area using the R15 for overall initially, the F15 over the bony areas and the D20-T with varied energy depending on the depth of the tissue up to 5,000 shocks per shoulder and area
- Treatments dropped from daily to twice per week by the end of five weeks and reduced to once every 5-6 days thereafter until today, approximately 14 weeks later, noting a gradually increasing physio load program using primarily elastic bands
- Patient has had four shoulder surgeries in the past, often taking up to a year for full recovery, thus shock wave treatments are remarkably viable
- Conclusion-no surgery necessary given fractures 100%, and torn rotators now 90% reducing treatments to once every 10-14 days ramping up the load on the physio. THANKS BE TO STORZ SHOCKWAVE THERAPY
April 13th, 2026 by swtorthopaedics-admin
In elite sports, medical support is an integral part of the performance strategy. Working with the German freestyle snowboard team, Dr Sebastian Sinz demonstrates how prevention, acute intervention, and continuous care are integrated into daily practice.
Mobility plays a key role. The MASTERPULS R-SW100 is used directly during training for immediate application without additional logistical steps.
From preparation to competition, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy (EMTT) are part of training environment throughout high-load periods.
»In such competition phases, maximum load, short recovery windows, and high mental pressure come together«, explains Dr Sebastian Sinz.
Discover more about indications and application strategies in the full testimonial on our website.
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