Dave AspreyCreator of Biohacking, Longevity Expert & 4x NY Times Bestselling Author

The power of shockwave therapy.

Name: The power of shockwave therapy.
Uploaded: 2025-03-02T22:30:03+00:00
Duration: 40 s
Channel: Dave Asprey
Description: In this short talk, the speaker shares a personal eight‑year experience using a home shockwave device, describing how the treatment dramatically altered…

2 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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In this short talk, the speaker shares a personal eight‑year experience using a home shockwave device, describing how the treatment dramatically altered tissue size by stimulating the growth of new blood vessels and nerves. He explains that shockwave therapy can be applied to any body part—ankles, feet, legs—and that it works by breaking up calcium deposits, releasing stem cells, nitric oxide, and other bioactive factors. The speaker refers to his approach as the "Wasabi method" because the treatment feels spicy during application but pleasant afterward. He emphasizes that repeated sessions across the whole body have led to tissue regeneration, which he believes is crucial for longevity.

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Eight years ago, I did shockwave on my equipment, and wow, it's actually changed the size of things because it causes new blood vessels and new nerves to grow. Well, it turns out that that kind of technology works everywhere on your body. So you can do your ankles, your feet, your legs, and it breaks up calcium in tissues. It releases stem cells. It releases nitric oxide. It releases a bunch of other things. So Wasabi method, it's called that because, well, it's sp. Spicy when you're doing it, and then afterwards, like, it feels good. So they'll actually give you a demo of it. But it's remarkable. So I have one at home, and I've done every part of my body multiple times. And, you know, growing new blood vessels and new nerves and regenerating tissues is really, really important for living a long time.