Shockwave Therapy for ED in Ottawa

Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex. The occasional problem with getting an erection is normal and not cause for concern, however when this starts to become a frequent and ongoing issue, you should seek out a consultation at our sexual health clinic.  We offer many solutions for erectile dysfunction, one of which is Shockwave Therapy.

What is Shockwave Therapy?

This non-invasive treatment consists of high-intensity sound waves that help to clear away plaque from the blood vessels, as well as stimulating the growth of new blood vessels. This process ultimately generates a natural mechanism in the treated area which increases overall blood flow to the penis, creating firmer erections and helping to improve erectile dysfunction.

This method has been proven to produce results for up to one year.  The therapy is safe, fast, and does not require any surgery or medications. 

How Does it Work?

Shockwave therapy is administered with a wand-like device placed near different areas of the penis. Our medical specialist will move the device over you for about 20 to 25 minutes while it emits gentle pulses. No anesthesia is required.

The pulses trigger improved bloodflow and tissue remodeling in the penis. Both of these changes can lead to erections sufficient for sex.

How Many Treatments Do I Need?

We recommend 6-12 treatments for maximum effectiveness. At Inovo, we offer a more powerful treatment than typical protocols: rather than concentrating on a handful of points, we treat the entire penis with around 13,000 shocks per session versus the typical 3,000.

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Is Your Treatment Radial Shockwave Therapy or Focus Shockwave Therapy?

Unlike many other sexual health clinics, we offer exclusively Radial Shockwave Therapy. The two types of shockwaves differ substantially in their depth of tissue penetration, ability to focus the shockwave, and the rapidity of the rise and fall of pressure (shape of the shockwave). While many sexual health clinics use Focus, we believe Radial to be the best treatment for dealing with erectile dysfunction issues. Radial is also much more cost-effective for the patient while being similar or better in performance than Focus.

There is also a clinical reason Radial is well suited to treating erectile dysfunction. The penis is a relatively thin, mobile organ — when gently compressed during treatment it is only about a centimetre thick — so a Radial wave already travels through its full depth. A Focused wave is engineered to concentrate energy at a single point deep inside the body, which is simply not necessary in tissue this shallow. And because no clinician can image and aim at an individual blood vessel in the penis to a fraction of a millimetre, the theoretical pinpoint advantage of Focused therapy does not translate into a real-world benefit here.

Radial treatment is also more comfortable and more cost-effective for the patient, while the published evidence shows it performs at least as well as Focused therapy. It is worth noting that much of the messaging that presents Focused therapy as ‘superior’ originates with the companies that manufacture Focused devices and the branded franchises built around them — often the same parties that fund many of the head-to-head comparisons.

Here are some studies we have taken into consideration when weighing the relative performance of Radial vs Focus:

Retrospective comparison of focused shockwave therapy and radial wave therapy for men with erectile dysfunction. Wu, Shannon S., Kyle J. Ericson & Daniel A. Shoskes.

Comparison of focused and unfocused ESWT in treatment of erectile dysfunction. Eryilmaz, Recep, Şeyhmus Kaplan, Rahmi Aslan, Murat Demir & Kerem Taken.

Evaluation of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction. Turcan, P., Pokorny, P. Prochazka, M. & Prochazkova, J.

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