Shockwave Therapy near Harley Street

Shockwave Therapy Harley Street is a guide to musculoskeletal shockwave therapy for people near Harley Street, owned by the UNTIL group. It sets out what the evidence says, what a course costs and who should treat you. UNTIL Health Concierge then arranges an assessment with a registered practitioner at UNTIL Marylebone, 1 Orchard Street.

A non-invasive treatment in which a handheld device passes acoustic shockwaves through the skin into a painful tendon. Nothing is injected and no incision is made. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street covers musculoskeletal use only: persistent tendon pain in the heel, the Achilles, the elbow, the hip and the shoulder.

A physiotherapy practice at UNTIL Marylebone publishes £150 for a single session and £400 for a course of 3. Other central London clinics publish from £90 a session up to £180 for a first appointment with treatment, checked on 29 September 2026. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street charges nothing, and you agree the fee before the first session.

Several practices on and around the street offer it, mostly physiotherapy, podiatry and sports medicine practices. The assessments Shockwave Therapy Harley Street arranges take place at UNTIL Marylebone, 1 Orchard Street, W1H 6HJ, a 13-minute walk from the south end of Harley Street and 7 minutes from Bond Street station.

Low-energy treatment is uncomfortable rather than painful and needs no anaesthetic. NICE notes that high-energy treatment, above 0.12 mJ per square millimetre, can hurt enough that a local anaesthetic is offered, and that using one may work against the result. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street suggests asking which energy your course uses.

NICE says shockwave may be given in one session or several. Private courses in London are usually sold as 3 sessions about a week apart, and one Mayfair clinic says most people have 3 to 6. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street suggests agreeing the number of sessions, and the date of the review, at the assessment.

Yes. Private physiotherapists take self-referrals, and the practices offering shockwave at UNTIL Marylebone invite you to self-refer. A GP referral matters mainly for NHS treatment, or when a health insurer asks for one before it pays. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street suggests checking your insurer's rules before the first session.

Sometimes. It varies by area and condition, and one NHS trust's leaflet offers it once symptoms have lasted 3 to 6 months without settling. NICE requires special arrangements for governance, consent and audit. Your GP can tell you what is funded locally, and Shockwave Therapy Harley Street arranges private assessments only.

Reddening of the skin over the treated area, swelling, bruising and an ache that can be worse for a day or two before it settles. NICE has assessed the treatment 4 times and raised no major safety concerns. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street suggests asking which effects to expect at the energy your course uses.

It depends on the problem, and the evidence is mixed. NICE has assessed it for 4 musculoskeletal conditions and each time found the efficacy evidence inconsistent and no major safety concerns. Shockwave Therapy Harley Street treats it as reasonable to consider once a loading programme has genuinely been tried and has not worked.