Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy (EPAT) | Advanced Podiatry

EPAT Therapy in Manhasset, Huntington, Coram, Woodbury, Mineola, Williston Park & Maspeth, Plainview NY


 Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy  (EPAT) is used to treat chronic heel pain (plantar fasciitis). "Extracorporeal" means "outside of the body." During this noninvasive procedure, sonic waves are directed at the area of pain using a device similar to that currently used in nonsurgical treatment of kidney stones.


Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy is prescribed for patients who have experienced plantar fasciitis for an extended period of time -- six months or more -- and have not benefited from other conservative treatments. The brief procedure lasts about 30 minutes and is performed under local anesthesia and/or "twilight" anesthesia. Strong sound waves are directed at and penetrate the heel area to stimulate a healing response by the body. EPAT is performed on an outpatient basis. Although there are no bandages, someone will need to drive the patient home.

People who are not candidates for EPAT include pregnant women and individuals with neurological foot disease, vascular foot disease, pacemakers, or people taking medications that interfere with blood clotting (such as Coumadin).

This therapy is a safe and effective alternative treatment for heel pain and only requires a short recovery time. Clinical studies show a 70 percent success rate for treatment of plantar fasciitis using Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy.


 For more information on shockwave therapy, please contact our Long Island foot doctors at Advanced Podiatry today at either our practices! Or  submit a request  through our site's contact form. 


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