Shockwave Therapy Device for Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is a persistent inability to achieve and/or maintain sufficient penile rigidity to allow satisfactory intercourse for at least three months. This functional disorder can occur in men under 40 and in seniors over 75. This pathology has an impact on the quality of life of patients and on their sexuality. Since the beginning of 2019, the CHU’s urology and andrology department has been equipped with the Restoris Renova machine: a non-invasive, non-pharmacological and painless treatment by shock waves, which acts on the cause and not on the symptoms of the dysfunction erectile. The Besançon establishment is the only center in Bourgogne Franche-Comté to offer this technology to treat this pathology.

A painless shock wave technique

Physio Shop has introduced the treatment by shock waves consists in applying painless micro-pulsations of low intensity to the level of the penis of the patient in order to proliferate the blood vessels of the cavernous bodies, thus increasing the arrival of blood in the penis during erection. . Thus, a cellular mechanism occurs under the effect of “shock wave therapy” to lead to vascular regeneration. The end goal of the procedure is to help the patient regain spontaneity in sexual intercourse.

An effective protocol that changes the lives of patients

The care takes place on average over 6 weeks at the rate of one 30-minute session per week during the consultation with the andrologist doctor. The results are observable for the patient three months after the treatment. At the tariff level, the treatment is the responsibility of the patient, as are the pharmacological treatments for this type of disorder.

Regarding the success of the protocol, the majority of patients report having regained fulfilling sexual activity, although the results vary depending on the severity of erectile dysfunction. Indeed, some patients prove to be partially responsive to the treatment: this has the advantage, however, of allowing them to reduce oral treatments. At the end of the therapy, patients will have to respect some hygiene rules such as quitting smoking, playing sports or watching their diet.

Technical Principle