Phoenix Recovery is proud to be the only clinic on the Northern Beaches and North shore and one of the first in Australia to offer EMS DolorClast® Focused Shockwave Therapy.

This world-leading Swiss technology works alongside our existing EMS Radial Shockwave, allowing us to precisely match the right shock wave to the right depth, structure, and stage of healing resulting in faster recovery and better long-term outcomes.

What Is Focused Shockwave Therapy?

Focused Shockwave Therapy delivers high-energy acoustic waves that converge at a precise point deep within the tissue. This pinpoint focus allows us to treat structures that are too deep for traditional radial shock wave such as insertional tendons, deep muscle attachments, bone stress reactions, and calcific lesions with minimal surface discomfort.

Focused Shockwave device uses direct focusing technology to reduce energy loss at depth, ensuring more energy where it’s needed most.

Result: better energy delivery → stronger biological response → fewer total sessions for the right cases.

Focused vs Radial Shockwave. Why We Use Both

Radial Shockwave

Energy spreads outward which is ideal for superficial tissues such as plantar fascia, mid-portion Achilles, and muscle trigger points.

Focused Shockwave

Energy converges at depth that is ideal for deep or chronic problems like insertional tendon injuries, osteoarthritis, deep muscle tears, calcific tendons, stubborn hamstring or gluteal pain, and bone-related stress injuries.

Conditions Commonly Treated with Focused Shockwave

  • Chronic tendon injuries

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Insertional Achilles, hamstring, and gluteal tendinopathies

  • Rotator cuff and calcific shoulder tendinopathy

  • Patellar tendinopathy (‘jumper’s knee’)

  • Medial and lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis and golfer’s elbow)

  • Plantar fasciitis not responding to standard care

  • Bone stress reactions and delayed/non-union healing (case-by-case)

  • For runners and athletes with tendon or sports-related injuries, see our Sports Physiotherapy in Toukley service for assessment, rehabilitation and return-to-sport planning.

How Focused Shockwave Helps

  • Reduces pain through neuromodulation and analgesic effects

  • Improves local blood flow and tissue oxygenation

  • Stimulates stem-cell-mediated repair and collagen remodelling

  • Accelerates tendon healing and recovery

  • Often results in fewer total sessions than standard care alone

What to Expect

Session length

30 minutes (10–15 minutes of focused treatment)

Typical course

3–6 sessions spaced one week apart

During treatment

You’ll feel brief, intense but tolerable pulses

After treatment

Mild soreness for 24–48 hours is normal – part of the healing process

Rehab plan

Each course is combined with targeted loading and strengthening exercises for lasting results