Excellence Shock Wave Therapy Makes for a Healthful Fit.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003

The 35-foot-long Excellence Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) mobile unit will stand out from the crowd at the at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, between 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday, April 12th & 13th, as part of the 7th Annual NBC 10 Fit Fest.

In the largest media campaign it has ever undertaken, Excellence Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has become a Broadcast Sponsor and Partner for the Fit Fest event, joining organizations dedicated to healthy lifestyles including the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Jefferson University College of Health Professionals, and the Phillies.

Doctors in the Excellence Shock Wave Therapy, (ESWT), network will provide useful information and screenings to help you better understand and deal with often debilitating heel pain, specifically, The Excellence Shock Wave Therapy noninvasive shock wave therapy treatment.

Until recently thousands of Americans suffering from heel pain, with or without a heel spur, had to endure the very painful condition called plantar fasciitis. Now an FDA approved treatment, called Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy, treats the condition using pulsing, high frequency shock waves in a non-surgical procedure to bring virtually immediate relief.

ESWT has been used in Europe and Canada for over ten years. During 2002 the Dornier EPOS Ultra was FDA approved for the treatment of chronic Plantar Fasciitis in the US. The therapy, originally developed to break up kidney stones in the body, was also discovered to be beneficial for orthopedic use in the treatment of soft tissue and some bone injuries.

Because the treatment is non-invasive many of the expenses and risks of surgery are eliminated.

ESWT, of Woodstown, New Jersey, serves its Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York network of orthopedic surgeons by delivering the necessary equipment to their offices via a State of the Art Mobile Treatment Center employed on-site.

The Excellence Shock Wave Therapy Mobile Treatment Center provides comfort, safety and convenience to patients and physician members, so patients may save the time and expense associated with having to travel distances to a hospital or surgery center.

The atmosphere and physical layout of the mobile unit or the physician's actual office provides more comfort and less stress than other larger, less personalized settings. A full time treatment technician is present to assist the physician with operating the equipment.

When the determination has been made that ESWT is called for, a treatment protocol is followed. Excellence Shock Wave Therapy does not advocate the use of general anesthesia for the ESWT procedure. Though not necessary and simply to ensure patient comfort, a local anesthesia is used. Following USA protocol, the Dornier EPOS Ultra ESWT is one high energy treatment.

The Dornier allows our physicians to use inline ultrasound to view, target, and treat the specific area of damage. This allows for precise pinpoint treatment application.

While at Fit Fest, you'll also be able to sample healthy food dishes, and receive a wealth of literature and information from a variety of experts. Children will be able to join in youth aerobics while "seasoned" citizens work out at the senior pavilion doing low-impact aerobics, yoga and ballroom dancing.

If you're into health and fitness, you won't want to miss this free, fun-filled, family-oriented event. For more information about Excellence Shock Wave Therapy call [phone] or visit www.eswtusa.com. For Fit Fest information you may call 1-888-BEFIT-10.