Shockwave Therapy in Mission Calgary
A focused option for tendon and soft-tissue pain that has stuck around longer than it should, delivered as part of connected care on 24 Ave SW.
- 26 years
- Mike Diolata, RMT, in practice
- NHPC
- In good standing with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada
What Shockwave Therapy Is and Who It Suits
Shockwave therapy uses acoustic pressure waves delivered through a handpiece to a specific area of tissue. The waves reach tendon and soft tissue that hands and manual work can struggle to influence, and the idea is to prompt the body's own repair response in a spot that has stalled.
It tends to suit people who have tried rest, stretching and hands-on treatment and still have a nagging, localised pain. At Philo Health, Mike Diolata developed SHOCKassage, which blends his manual techniques with radial shockwave for both long-standing and more recent complaints. Over the years he has worked with Olympians, CrossFit athletes, mixed martial artists, swimmers, track and field athletes, gymnasts, and dancers from Alberta Ballet, so the approach is built to handle demanding bodies as well as everyday ones. Shockwave rarely works alone here. It sits alongside massage therapy and movement work so the area gets addressed from more than one angle.
What We Treat with Shockwave Therapy
Achilles Tendon Pain
Chronic Muscle Tension and Trigger Points
What a Shockwave Session Looks Like
Sessions are focused and don't take long, but there's real work packed in.
Finding the spot
Applying the shockwave
Blending in manual work
Afterwards
What Shockwave Therapy Costs and What Covers It
Fees are set per session and reviewed with you before we begin, so you know the cost of a course before committing to it. Because shockwave here is delivered by a registered massage therapist and often integrated with manual treatment, receipts are issued for massage therapy and may be eligible under your extended health benefits for massage.
Coverage varies between plans and sponsors, so check your massage therapy limits directly with your insurer before booking. We can talk through how a typical course might be spaced so you can plan around what your plan allows. We do not recommend more sessions than the area needs.
Why Have Shockwave Therapy at Philo Health
You would see Mike Diolata, RMT, who brings 26 years of practice and extended training in myofascial stretching, active release therapy, kinesiology taping and radial shockwave therapy. He built SHOCKassage from that combination, so shockwave here isn't a machine bolted onto a generic appointment, it's part of how he treats.
The clinic is on 24 Ave SW, an easy trip for people across the Beltline, Mission, Marda Loop and the inner-city neighbourhoods, and reachable for anyone travelling in from the southwest. If your pain turns out to need more than one discipline, we can connect your shockwave care with chiropractic and movement guidance under one roof, so nothing gets handed off and lost.
Shockwave Therapy Questions, Answered
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Book Shockwave Therapy in Mission Calgary
If a stubborn tendon or soft-tissue pain hasn't settled with everything else you've tried, come in and let Mike assess whether shockwave can help. We'll start by understanding the area and building from there.