Dr. Vince LeoneOwner, Consultant, Specialized Practice · Owner, Consultant at Specialized Practice

Shockwave vs Laser! Which Pain Treatment Is Right For You?

15 Oct 2025 · 0 min

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In this brief excerpt from Dr. Vince Leone's video, the speakers contrast shockwave therapy's diagnostic mapping capability with laser therapy. They note that shockwave provides an instant diagnostic view that helps patients immediately understand their condition, fostering immediate buy‑in. In contrast, laser therapy often feels warm to the patient and yields inconsistent pain‑reduction results—sometimes modest, sometimes minimal, and rarely substantial.

So you get instant diagnostic or the mapping.
That's the diagnostic portion. And you get instant buy-in from the patient understanding what's happening here. So that, that takes it and elevates it, or, or it's different. I shouldn't say elevate it. It, it's different than laser, right? So, because with laser, the problem that we have with laser sometimes is, well, it feels warm, right? And then you get a little bit of pain reduction. Um, sometimes you get a lot, most times you don't. Um, so then that's, that's what happens.