Oklahoma City Podiatrist Treats Chronic Heel Pain With Shockwave Therapy

    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, April 10, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Darren Elenburg, podiatrist in Oklahoma City, is proud to be offering a noninvasive way to treat his patient's chronic heel pain with shockwave therapy in Oklahoma City. Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Treatment (EPAT), sometimes also called, Shock Wave Therapy or ESWT is a safe and effective way to treat heel pain.

"We are glad that we can provide this sort of technology to our patients. We are always looking for new and effective ways for treating common foot injuries. This is for people who have tried other methods for treating heel pain but continue to have pain. This method is 80% effective, even on the 5 year studies. They have a very good chance to get rid of their heel pain" said Dr. Elenburg, Oklahoma City podiatrist.

EPAT is mostly for patients who have suffered from plantar fasciitis for six months or more and have not found relief from any other conventional treatments. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the plantar fascia ligament that is located in the heel is strained. This shockwave therapy procedure lasts about 10 minutes while shock waves are directed at the heel area. This stimulates the body's natural healing process. ESWT requires a short recovery time and shows an 80% success rate for treatment of plantar fasciitis.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Elenburg for Oaklahoma City foot and ankle injury or another podiatric service, patients can either call (405) 463-6700 or use the online appointment request form. To do this, patients simply have to enter in the date, time and a few sentences detailing the nature of their appointment into the online form. Shortly after this, the practice's scheduling coordinator will follow up with a confirmation of the appointment.

To learn more about Dr. Elenburg, his staff or any of the services provided at his practice, patients are encouraged to visit his practice's comprehensive dental website that can be found at http://www.footdoctorokc.com.

About Dr. Darren Elenburg: Dr. Darren Elenburg, Oklahoma City, OK podiatrist, graduated from Podiatric medical school from Des Moines, IA and opened his Okalahoma City practice in 2007. His practice provides a variety of podiatric services including treatments for bunions, plantar fasciitis, athlete's foot and shockwave therapy in Oklahoma City, among others. Dr. Elenburg participates in continuing education programs and seminars to ensure that he is able to provide the most up to date and effective care to his patients. Dr. Elenburg Board Certified and is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Media Contact:
Foot & Ankle Center of Oklahoma
[email protected]
3705 NW 63rd, Suite 20
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
(405) 463-6700
http://www.footdoctorokc.com

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