Step 1
ASSESS & ENGAGE
Musculoskeletal injuries are usually described by patients as highly painful. As a physical and psychological stressor itself, pain may put patients at a greater risk of delayed healing. Treating pain is one key move. But taking into account patients’ feedback and guide them step by step towards recovery is crucial for therapy success. This is the reason why practitioners must adopt a patient-centered approach to pain care.
Step 2
DOLORCLAST® HIGH POWER LASER
DolorClast® High Power laser’s 905nm wavelength triggers two main types of effects in the targeted area:
Analgesic effect: Kicking in 5min after the end of laser treatment and lasting up to 72h.
Anti-inflammatory effect: Decreasing acute inflammation and leading to a quick absorption of the oedema and a faster healing process of the damaged tissue.
Step 3
DOLORCLAST® RADIAL SHOCK WAVES
Use DolorClast® Radial Shock Waves for:
- For superficial indications
- Sub-acute or chronic pathologies
- 1st choice to address calcaneal tendinopathies & entesopathies, fasciopathies, myotendinous tears, muscular pathologies, trigger points and spastic tissues.
Step 4
DOLORCLAST® FOCUSED SHOCK WAVES
Use DolorClast® Focused Shock Waves for:
- Deep indications
- Sub-acute or chronic pathologies
- Deep calcified lesions or myotendinous tears, nonunions fractures or enthesopathies located on the elbow and recalcitrant to heal
Step 5
REHABILITATE
Guided DolorClast Therapy is based on the combination of different therapies aiming at relieving pain and healing musculoskeletal injuries. On top of the DolorClast® Laser & Shock Waves treatments, its strength lies as well in a rehabilitation program that speeds up and increases functions recovery. The rehabilitation program shall be set up at the discretion of each practitioner, depending on their habits and the material they own in their practice.
GDT invites practitioners to involve patients in their treatment routine and be an actor of their recovery. Adding rehabilitation exercises to DolorClast® laser and shock-wave treatments will improve clinical outcomes.
Step 6
FOLLOW-UP
Patient compliance to treatments that last over few weeks is tricky. GDT helps you keeping patients within your practice and improving your overall success. Here are some quick tricks to your patients:
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Track Treatment Success
via outcome measurement tools (VAS score and ROM) to reassure your patients. -
Schedule The Next Appointment
Before patient leaves to establish a treatment pattern. - Don't Forget!
Patients are often your most passionate ambassadors. Their endorsement to the GDT will represent more than any paid campaign for your practice. So engage the discussion with your patients and make sure they FEEL GOOD about their treatment and results.
