Shockwave Therapy in Des Moines, IA

Plantar fasciitis and shockwave therapy

If you’re in Des Moines dealing with a stubborn tendon injury that hasn’t

responded to rest, stretching, or standard physical therapy, shockwave therapy (ESWT) may be the missing piece. It’s one of the more effective tools we have for chronic tendon and soft-tissue conditions that have plateaued with conservative care alone — and it’s a short drive from Des

Moines to our West Des Moines clinic.

What Shockwave Therapy Actually Does

Shockwave therapy uses focused acoustic pulses to stimulate your body’s own repair process at the tissue level — increasing blood flow, breaking up degenerated tissue, and triggering the biological response needed for genuine healing, rather than just managing symptoms while you wait. We’ve written a full breakdown of how shockwave therapy works if you want the complete picture.

Conditions We Commonly Treat With Shockwave

  • Plantar fasciitis — particularly chronic cases that haven’t responded to stretching and orthotics.
  • Achilles tendonitis — for stubborn cases beyond what a standard loading program has resolved.
  • Tennis elbow — where the evidence for shockwave is genuinely strong.
  • SI joint pain and other chronic soft-tissue conditions common in our Des Moines patient population.

We’re upfront that shockwave isn’t a fit for every condition — some respond better to it than others, and we’ll tell you honestly where the evidence stands for your specific situation rather than oversell it.

Getting Here From Des Moines

We’re located at 5504 Ashworth Rd, just off the metro’s west side.

Services

What We Actually Treat

Regardless of which community you’re coming from, our approach doesn’t change: chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and massage therapy, coordinated together rather than delivered in isolation. We treat the full range of conditions covered on our Injuries & Treatment page — from back and neck pain to sports injuries to pelvic floor health — no matter where in the metro you’re driving in from.

Coordinated Care, Under One Roof

Chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, shockwave therapy, and functional medicine are coordinated under one roof, so a patient who needs more than one discipline is not left to manage care between separate offices. Each provider works from the same diagnosis, in the right sequence, toward the same goal: getting you better.