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Service
Shockwave Therapy
in Lakeland and The Villages, FL
Acoustic wave therapy on the Omniwave system for tendon and joint pain that has stopped responding to rest, stretching and time. No needles, no incision, no downtime.
- Omniwave
- 22 years in practice
- $47 new patient exam
- 22 years in practice
- $47 new-patient exam
Medically reviewed by Dr. Justin Bergin, DC Updated September 14, 2026
Shockwave Therapy at ChiroMed
Six months of rest did nothing. The stretches from the internet did nothing. The heel still bites on the first step out of bed, or the shoulder still wakes you when you roll onto it, and the next offer on the table is an injection you would rather not have. Chronic tendon problems behave like this because the tissue has stopped mounting a proper repair response, not because you have not rested enough. Shockwave is a way of provoking that response mechanically, and Dr. Justin Bergin, DC uses it on the Omniwave system at both offices as part of [the joint and regenerative recovery programme here](/regenerative-medicine/).
This page sits under sports medicine clinic, the ChiroMed sports medicine clinic pillar.
What shockwave therapy actually does
Shockwave therapy delivers acoustic pressure waves through the skin into tendon, ligament and joint tissue. The mechanical stimulus increases local blood flow and provokes the body's own repair activity in tissue that has gone quiet. It is applied with a handheld applicator, takes no anaesthetic, and leaves no wound.
A chronic tendon problem is not a long-running acute injury. Under a microscope the tissue is disorganised rather than inflamed, with poor blood supply and a repair process that stalled somewhere along the way. Rest does very little for that, which is why so many people arrive here having done exactly what they were told for half a year with nothing to show for it. Acoustic waves work mechanically. The pressure pulse creates a controlled stimulus in the tissue, increases local circulation, and appears to restart the signalling that a stalled repair process needs. The evidence is real and it is also uneven, which anyone selling this should say out loud. A randomised controlled trial comparing shockwave therapy with corticosteroid injection in chronic plantar fasciitis is one of a number of trials supporting it in that condition, while other trials in other conditions have found no benefit over placebo. That is the honest state of the field: useful for well-selected chronic tendon cases, not a universal answer. The system used at ChiroMed is Omniwave, named here because a patient about to spend their own money is entitled to know what will be held against their heel. It is used at both offices, and it is one part of a plan rather than a package sold on its own.
At ChiroMed the device is Omniwave, named here on purpose: the category name covers several very different machines and you deserve to know which one is in the room.
Background reading from an independent authority: a randomised controlled trial comparing shockwave therapy with corticosteroid injection in chronic plantar fasciitis.
Conditions we treat with it
Each of these has its own page, and each one links back up to this service. The examination decides which of them applies to you.
Why patients choose it
No needle and no recovery time
Nothing is injected, nothing is cut, and you walk out and carry on with your day. For patients who have declined a cortisone injection, that is usually the whole appeal.
It works on the tissue, not the signal
The aim is to provoke a repair response in tendon that has gone quiet, rather than to mute the pain while the tissue stays exactly as it was.
Nothing is ruled out afterward
Injections and surgery remain available if shockwave does not work for you. Starting here keeps the whole ladder intact, which is not true if you start higher up it.
The device is named and the plan is measured
You are told it is Omniwave, what it is being aimed at, and when your progress gets re-checked. Most shockwave marketing in this market does none of the three.
Cost, insurance and financing
Cost is the first question on this service and the one most clinics avoid answering on the page. We cannot publish a number for a plan nobody has examined you for, but we can tell you exactly what moves it.
The one published price
Consultation, Exam, X-Rays (If Needed) & Report of Findings: Only $47
What moves the cost
- How many areas are treated, for example one heel against both shoulders
- The size and depth of the structure being treated
- How many sessions the examination indicates before your review point
- Whether laser, soft-tissue work or decompression runs alongside it
What a course includes
- Consultation with Dr. Justin Bergin, DC
- Examination to identify the exact pain generator
- X-rays if they are clinically indicated
- Report of findings with the full plan cost before you commit
Payment: Shockwave therapy at ChiroMed is self-pay. Chiropractic care bills insurance; this line does not, and almost no plan in this market covers shockwave for musculoskeletal pain. Medicare coverage varies by plan and by service, and our front desk will tell you exactly what applies before you commit to anything. New patients start with the consultation, exam, X-rays if needed, and report of findings for $47. Payment plans are available for self-pay care. Ask the front desk which plan fits your course of care.
Why ChiroMed
Every shockwave provider in these two markets names a device. Very few of them tell you where the therapy is weak, which case types respond and which do not, or what happens if it fails. Dr. Justin Bergin, DC does, and 22 years of practice is why he can afford to. The structural advantage is the rest of the building: chiropractic care, spinal and knee decompression, Neuromed electroanalgesia, cold laser and the metabolic and vitality lines all run on one plan, so a shoulder that turns out to be a neck, or a heel that turns out to be a gait problem, gets treated for what it actually is. When a case belongs alongside the other regenerative work rather than in isolation, [the wider joint and regenerative recovery pathway](/regenerative-medicine/) is where it goes.
Where you would be treated
Both offices run Omniwave, and a course means coming back, so pick the shorter drive. The Lakeland office in Suite 13 on S. Florida Avenue is easy to reach from Highland City, Christina, Scott Lake and Dixieland, close to Southgate Shopping Center and Lakeside Village, with the Polk Parkway shortening the trip from across Polk County. The Lady Lake office sits on North US-441 just above CR 466, which suits patients coming from Spanish Springs Town Square, Brownwood Paddock Square, Summerfield, Oxford and Wildwood, and it serves the active retired population across Lake, Sumter and Marion counties who want a tendon fixed rather than a knee replaced.
In Lakeland that is 6595 Florida Ave S, Suite 13, Lakeland, serving Polk County. In the Villages market the office is at 929 US-441 #404, Lady Lake, serving Lake County, Sumter County, Marion County. Dr. Justin Bergin, DC performs the examination personally at both, 22 years into practice.
This page links up to its parent hub only: sports medicine clinic.
Compare your options
Real alternatives exist, including ones this practice does not perform. Here is the honest set.
| Criteria | Our approachOmniwave shockwave therapy | What it is | Best suited to | Invasive? | Offered at ChiroMed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omniwave shockwave therapy | Acoustic pressure waves into tendon, ligament and joint tissue | A defined, chronic, often pinpoint tendon or joint problem you can put a finger on | No | Yes | |
| Low-level laser therapy | Light energy into tissue to influence cellular activity | Irritable, reactive tissue that cannot yet tolerate a stronger mechanical input | No | Yes | |
| Spinal decompression | Cycled traction that lowers disc pressure and unloads a nerve root | Pain that travels along a limb from a compressed nerve rather than sitting over a tendon | No | Yes | |
| Cortisone or hyaluronic acid injection | Steroid or lubricant placed into or around the joint or tendon | Severe localised symptoms where a specialist judges short-term relief worth the trade-off | Minimally | Not performed here. Reasonable for short-term control, though repeated steroid can weaken tendon | |
| Tendon or joint surgery | Operative release, repair or joint replacement | Confirmed structural damage, or a joint that has failed a real course of conservative care | Yes | Not performed here. Genuinely the right answer for some patients, and we will say so |
Use the middle three rows as a symptom-pattern guide. A pinpoint tendon that hurts on load points at shockwave. Pain travelling down a limb points at decompression. Tissue too reactive to touch points at laser first, then shockwave once it settles.
Is shockwave therapy right for someone like you?
Candidacy is decided at the examination, not on a web page. These are the general lines.
Likely a good candidate if
- Tendon or joint pain that has persisted for months despite rest
- A painful spot you can put one finger on, that hurts more under load
- Plantar fasciitis with a painful first step in the morning
- Shoulder, hip, knee or elbow tendon pain that has plateaued after other treatment
- You want to try something before an injection or an operation
We will point you elsewhere if
- You are pregnant
- You take anticoagulant medication or have a bleeding disorder
- There is a known tumour, active infection or open wound in the treatment area
- You have had a cortisone injection into the area very recently
- The area contains a nerve or major blood vessel too close to the surface, or a growth plate in a younger patient
When we’re not the right answer, we say so , and connect you with someone who is.
Your first visit
What to expect, step by step
You know the plan and the cost before anything begins.
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01Examination and target
Dr. Bergin identifies the exact structure producing the pain and checks whether the cause is local or referred from somewhere else, because a shoulder can hurt because of a neck.
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Findings and the honest odds
You are told what was found, whether your case looks like the kind that responds, and what the plan will cost before anything is booked.
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Treatment on the Omniwave
Gel is applied and the handheld applicator is worked over the area, delivering pulses you feel as firm tapping. Intensity is dialled to your tolerance and you walk out unrestricted.
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Reassessment
Progress is re-scored against the markers taken at the start. Tendon responds slowly, so the review point is set realistically, and if nothing is moving by then the plan changes.
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An adjustment that is not aimed at a specific finding is just noise. We treat what the exam and the X-ray tell us to treat.
“I have had sich a great experience seeing Dr. Bergin. When other offices have told me I just had muscle damage or the only thing they could do for me was give shots, he said he had others ways to manage my pain and numbness, along with improving mobility. And he was right! I feel so much better!”
“I have had pain in my right upper back quadrant by my shoulder blade for at least a year now and the doctors have been unsuccessful in making the pain go away. I came to Dr. Bergin looking for some help. Within 3 to 4 weeks. My pain in that area is completely gone.”
“Dr. Bergin is phenomenal. Chronic lower back issues led a different doctor to mention back surgery to me. That was not an option I wanted to entertain. After a consult with Dr. B, he was confident that he could help resolve my back issues. I’ve been seeing him weekly to resolve the issue, and I am so pleased with the results so far! More mobility, less pain, and a great customer experience.”
“I bless the day that Dr. Bergin started working on me. I have had long standing pain for so long. After just a few visits my pain left and I feel so good. He is very patient oriented and caring. I regard him highly.”
“Dr. Bergin was instrumental in relieving my back pain which I had for many years. The techniques he used on relieving my back pain were impressive. I been going to chiropractors for years and Dr. Bergin is the best.”
Get in touch
Book your shockwave therapy evaluation
Tell us what the problem is and which office is closer. A member of the ChiroMed team follows up within one business day.
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Send the form
Two minutes. Tell us what hurts and which office is closer.
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We call you back
A real person, within one business day, to find a time that works.
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Exam and answers
History, orthopedic and neurological testing, imaging on site when it changes the plan.
- $47 consultation, exam, X-rays if needed and report of findings
- Payment plans available on the self-pay programs
- 4.8 out of 5 from 225 Google reviews
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Shockwave Therapy questions
Tap a message for the honest answer. Call Lakeland (863) 940-3444
How much does a session of shockwave therapy cost?
We will not publish a per-session figure, because a figure without an examination is marketing rather than information, and because a single session in isolation is not how this works. What we will do is tell you the whole plan cost at the report of findings, before you commit to anything. Your number moves on how many areas are treated, the depth of the structure, how many sessions the examination indicates, and whether anything else runs alongside it. New patients start with the consultation, exam, X-rays if needed, and report of findings for $47.
the clinic teamIs there any downside to shockwave therapy?
Yes, and they are worth knowing. Treatment itself can be uncomfortable while the applicator is running, and some patients have temporary redness, bruising, swelling or an increase in soreness for a day or two afterward. Tendon responds slowly, so it takes a course rather than a visit. It is self-pay in almost every case. It does not suit everyone: pregnancy, anticoagulant medication or a bleeding disorder, an active infection or a known tumour in the area, and a very recent steroid injection all rule it out.
the clinic teamWill insurance pay for shockwave therapy?
Almost never for musculoskeletal pain, and we would rather you heard that here than at the desk. Most plans classify it as non-covered, which is the single most common reason patients hesitate. Medicare coverage varies by plan and by service, and our front desk will tell you exactly what applies before you commit to anything. Where the answer is no, payment plans are available for self-pay care, and the front desk will tell you which one fits your course.
the clinic teamIs shockwave therapy worth the money?
It depends entirely on whether your case is the kind that responds, which is what the examination is for. A well-selected chronic tendon problem, plantar fasciitis being the best-supported example, is frequently worth it, particularly measured against the cost and risk of the next rung up the ladder. An unexamined ache treated with a generic protocol usually is not. Ask any provider what happens if it does not work for you. Here the answer is a re-check date and a change of plan rather than more sessions.
the clinic teamWhat is the difference between radial and focused shockwave?
Radial devices generate a pressure wave at the applicator head that spreads outward and loses energy with depth, which suits broad, relatively superficial tissue such as the plantar fascia or a large muscle group. Focused devices concentrate energy at a set depth, which suits a small, deep target. There is also marketing language about true shock waves, which refers to a physical distinction in how fast the pressure front rises, and it is used to imply that one category is the only real option. Both categories have trial evidence, the honest summary is that matching the tool to the depth and size of the target matters more than the label, and a clinic shouting about which category it owns is selling rather than explaining.
the clinic teamHow is shockwave different from cold laser or spinal decompression?
Different problems, different physics. Shockwave delivers mechanical energy into chronic tendon and joint tissue, and suits a pinpoint problem that hurts under load. Cold laser delivers light into tissue that is too reactive to take a stronger stimulus, and is the gentler starting point. Decompression uses cycled traction to unload a compressed nerve root, and suits pain travelling down a limb rather than pain sitting over a tendon. All three are available here, so the examination picks by symptom pattern rather than by what happens to be in the room.
the clinic teamSame-week appointments
Find out whether shockwave therapy is the right tool.
One examination tells you which discipline the problem actually needs.
- 4.8 out of 5 on Google
- $47 consultation, exam and report
- 22 years in practice
Consultation, Exam, X-Rays (If Needed) & Report of Findings: Only $47