Still in Pain? Focused Shockwave Therapy in Newport Beach May Be Your Next Step.
If you've been living with stubborn heel pain, a nagging tendon injury, or an ache that just won't quit — and rest, stretching, and injections haven't fixed it — focused shockwave therapy may be the option you haven't tried yet. It's non-surgical, requires no anesthesia, no needles, and no downtime, so most people walk out and get on with their day.
At OC Well Studio in Newport Beach, CA, we help patients across Orange County — from Newport Beach and Costa Mesa to Irvine, Huntington Beach, and Laguna Beach — find relief from chronic pain without surgery.
You may have come across different shockwave systems while researching your options, including the StemWave platform. Our Newport Beach office uses an advanced Storz Medical / Curamedix electromagnetic focused shockwave system — and here's what that means for you.
Storz vs. StemWave: What You're Actually Choosing Between
If you're weighing these two, here's the honest picture. Both are focused shockwave devices, and both are built to deliver targeted acoustic energy deep into injured tissue. The clinical research supporting focused shockwave (including the results below) applies to this type of therapy as a whole — no study has shown one brand outperforms the other head-to-head.
What differs is how each system creates and delivers that energy, and what your treatment experience is like:
How the energy is made. This is the biggest difference between the two. The Storz system we use generates its shockwaves electromagnetically — a method valued for consistent, precisely controlled energy delivery, session after session. StemWave uses an electrohydraulic (spark-gap) system, which creates each shockwave from an electrical spark in water. Because the spark and the electrode wear over time, this approach can be somewhat less consistent shot-to-shot, whereas the electromagnetic method is engineered to reproduce the same precisely controlled output every session.
A focused, targeted treatment. Focused systems concentrate energy at a specific depth and location, so the therapy is directed right at the source of your pain.
The experience and the provider matter most. With any shockwave system, results depend heavily on an accurate diagnosis, correct targeting, and a properly designed treatment plan — which is where our team's experience comes in.
The bottom line: rather than choosing a brand name, you're choosing a focused shockwave treatment delivered by a provider who knows how to use it well.
How It Works — and Why People Choose It
Focused shockwave sends precisely targeted acoustic energy deep into the injured tissue, right where it hurts. Instead of just masking pain, it works by jump-starting your body's own repair process — stimulating new blood flow, releasing growth factors, and waking up the cells that heal damaged tendons and tissue (d'Agostino et al., International Journal of Surgery, 2015).
That means the goal isn't a temporary fix. It's real, lasting relief that helps you get back to walking, working, and doing what you love.
Backed by Real Science
This isn't experimental. Focused shockwave therapy is supported by high-quality clinical research across the most common sources of chronic pain we treat at OC Well Studio in Newport Beach:
Heel pain and plantar fasciitis — in a major clinical trial, focused shockwave reduced pain by roughly 69%, compared with about 35% for a placebo (Gollwitzer et al., Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2015).
Tendon pain and calcific tendinopathy — shown to help in reviews of the research (Speed, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014).
Hip pain (greater trochanteric pain syndrome) and knee-related soft-tissue pain — supported by clinical trials and pooled studies (Ramon et al., Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2020; Liao et al., BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018).
What to Expect
Quick visits. Sessions typically take just minutes, and you're in and out.
No surgery, no downtime. You can usually return to normal activity right away.
A focused, targeted treatment. Our system delivers energy precisely to the treatment area — session after session.
A plan built around you. Most people receive a short series of treatments, and we'll tailor it to your condition and goals.
Ready to Get Back to Feeling Like Yourself? Book in Newport Beach Today.
You don't have to keep pushing through the pain. Find out whether focused shockwave therapy is right for you — right here in Orange County.
Call OC Well Studio in Newport Beach today (949)300-2028 to schedule your shockwave therapy appointment or schedule online anytime.
Focused shockwave therapy is not right for everyone, and individual results vary. Your provider will review your history and confirm whether this treatment is appropriate for your condition.