Focused Shockwave Therapy Care in Smithtown, NY
Advanced focused shockwave therapy uses precise acoustic waves to target deep tissue, reduce chronic pain, and stimulate your body’s natural healing—without surgery or downtime.
Where Are You In Pain
Relieve pain & heal soft tissue injuries Without drugs, injections and Surgery!
- Shockwave increases blood flow, repairs injured muscles, tendons and ligaments by stimulating your stem cells and growth factors.
- Breaks down scar tissue, adhesions & calcium deposits.
- Desensitizes nerves, decreasing pain.
- Triggers new fibroblasts as a healing response, restoring healthy new tissue.
- No downtime and only takes 10 minutes.
Dr. Wallace is Certified by the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment
Member of the American Society Medical Shockwave Treatment
How does shockwave accelerate healing for chronic and acute injuries?
Focus ShockWave Therapy speeds up healing by cranking up your body’s natural repair system:
1. Boosts Blood Flow — Acoustic waves induce tiny micro-trauma blocked vessels, causes neovascularization resulting in blood to flood the area with oxygen and nutrients increaseing blood flow 300%..
2. Triggers Inflammation On Purpose — A controlled “shock” kickstarts healing signals. Your body sends in stem cells, growth factors, and repair crews.
3. Breaks Up Scar Tissue — Old adhesions, stiff scar tissue and calcium deposits are pulverized, letting fresh tissue grow healthy. Less scar = more flexibility, quicker recovery.
4. Stimulates Collagen — It ramps up production of collagen so tendons, ligaments, even bone heal stronger and sooner.
5. Stimulates Stem Cell — ShockWaves stimulate your own mesenchymal stem cells to migrate, multiply and differentiate to heal damage tissue.
6. Stimulates Growth Factors — ShockWaves trigger the release of Growth Factors that accelerate angiogenisis, collagen synthesis, and tissue regeneration while reducing chronic inflammation.
7. Stimulates Immediate Nerve Desensitization — Interrupts pain signals to the brain, sometimes leading to rapid and sometimes immediate pain reduction.
People see results in weeks instead of months—especially for tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, or slow-healing fractures.
Backed by studies and science
- 70–90% success in stubborn cases.
- 6-12 sessions, 10–15 mins each.
- Relief often after one or two—no anesthesia, no scars.
- Backed by 20+ years + fresh 2025-2026 studies.
Professionals swear by it and Major Hospitals are using it:
NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, OLYMPIC teams — Pro Athletes across the board use this treatment for fast recovery with no downtime.
Hospitals like Mass General, Hospital of Special Surgery, Ohio State, UCHealth. pro athletes swear by it for fast returns.
Type of Injuries
ShockWave therapy (especially focused extracorporeal ShockWave therapy, or F-SWT) speeds up recovery for these common injuries by boosting blood flow, breaking down scar tissue, and stimulating tissue repair:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinopathy (including insertional and mid-portion)
- Patellar tendinopathy (“jumper’s knee”)
- Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy (shoulder)
- Calcific tendinitis (especially shoulder)
- Hamstring tendinopathy
- Proximal hamstring injuries
- Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (hip bursitis/tendinopathy)
- Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome)
- Stress fractures (non-union or delayed healing)
- Myofascial trigger points (chronic muscle knots)
- Bone edema (early-stage)
- Post-surgical scar tissue adhesion
Most studies show 4–12 weeks faster healing compared to rest, PT, or injections alone—especially when it’s chronic or stubborn. Results vary by injury severity and how many sessions you do (usually 5–12).
DOES IT WORK FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN TOO?
Focus ShockWave, shows solid promise for neck and lower back pain due to its deep penetration compared to Radial ShockWave. It’s non-invasive, boosts blood flow, breaks up scar tissue, and cuts inflammation—stuff that often drives those aches.
Same goes for lower back pain—meta-analyses say it eases chronic low back pain fast, with lasting relief in many cases, no surgery needed.
Now, cervical radiculopathy (nerve pain shooting down arms from neck issues)? There’s emerging evidence—think twenty-twenty-four trials on spondylosis with radiculopathy—where focused ShockWave decreases pain, improved function, and helped over ninety percent of folks. It’s not a cure-all, but it works well as part of treatment, especially when combined with PT and Chiropractic Treatment.
Why we Treat with Focus and Radial Shockwave?
Why we Treat with Focus and Radial Shockwave?
ince I am Certified by the ISMST we use the provided guidelines from the International Society of Medical ShockWave.
They have have been performing studies on ShockWave for 30 years. According to leading experts, sports medicine doctors, and clinical guidelines (such as those from the International Society for Medical ShockWave Treatment – ISMST), the best approach for treating muscular and soft-tissue injuries is a combination of Radial ShockWave and Focused ShockWave Therapy.
It is also highly recommended to perform soft tissue and Physical Therapy concurrently to the injuries treated for optimal outcome. We provide this through our PT’s, Massage Therapy, Graston Technique and Active Release Technique Treatments.
CALL TODAY 631-360-0170 FOR AN EVALUATION, EDUCATION OF SHOCKWAVE AND LET’S SEE IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER FOR FIRST VISIT IS $50.00
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DR. DON WALLACE
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Testimonials
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Dr. Wallace is a very compassionate chiropractor who offers his time and knowledge to really help treat your issues. I highly recommend him and his office.
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I would highly recommend Dana at li chiropractic & PT! She is skilled, efficient, knowledgeable, friendly, and always has her patient’s best interest at heart! I have been able to avoid surgery, and for that I am very grateful!
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After 44 years, I decided to try a chiropractor for my on an off back discomfort. I did the massage thing for occasional back discomfort and tried all sorts of ways to crack my upper and lower back to loosen things up to no avail. Decided to give this Dr a shot. I had two sessions in one week. Wow! My blood pressure dropped 10 points, I crashed into a deep sleep and my back feels superior and limber. I’m going to include Dr. Wallace into my personal wellness program.
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I had an excellent experience at LI Chiropractic and Physical Therapy rehabbing my shoulder. I am now discomfort and pain free thanks to my Physical Therapist Dana Ballis.
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Very personal service. Convenient to have chiropractor, physical therapist, injections and massage all at the same place.
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