SoftWave Therapy in Hollywood, FL
SoftWave spreads low intensity acoustic energy broadly instead of concentrating it at a point, which is what makes it usable on pelvic tissue that tolerates very little.
What is SoftWave therapy?
SoftWave is a shockwave device, but it does not behave like the ones most people picture. Traditional units concentrate energy into a point. SoftWave uses patented unfocused, low intensity waves that spread gently outward through the tissue, covering a wider field at a lower intensity. That single difference is why it can be used around sensitive pelvic floor structures, deep muscle and scar tissue, where a concentrated pulse would be more than the area could tolerate.
What the energy does once it is in the tissue is straightforward enough. It stimulates cellular repair, increases blood flow, helps tight or overactive pelvic muscles let go, reduces nerve sensitivity, and works on adhesions and scar tissue that have stopped moving. Comfort is the practical advantage: broad, gentle waves are more tolerable than a focused device, and the intensity is adjustable at any moment. If you want the wider category rather than this one device, our shockwave therapy page covers it. Florida is a direct access state, so no physician referral is needed to start.
Who it's for.
SoftWave is reached for when the tissue is too sensitive, too scarred or too irritable for a heavier approach, and when hands-on work has not been able to get deep enough.
Tissue too sensitive for anything firm
Pelvic floor tension and myalgia. Pudendal neuralgia and nerve irritation. Painful sitting. If pressure of any kind sets you off, and if you have learned to brace before anybody touches you, an unfocused wave that spreads its energy broadly is often the first thing your body will actually let you tolerate.
Scar tissue that never fully settled
An episiotomy scar. A perineal tear. A C-section shelf that still pulls when you stand up straight. Scar can stay stuck to what lies underneath it long after the surface has healed, and adhesions refer pain and restrict how the pelvis moves. SoftWave is used to work on those adhesions and support tissue repair around them.
Pain that has not responded to anything
Chronic pelvic pain. Dyspareunia. Pelvic myofascial pain syndrome. Coccyx pain. Postpartum pelvic dysfunction that everyone assured you would resolve on its own. This is the group SoftWave gets reached for most often here: symptoms that have already been through other treatment without changing much.
What to expect at your visit in Hollywood.
Visits run 30 to 60 minutes, one on one, in a private room with the door closed. Only part of that time is the device.
The evaluation that comes first
Before the device is used at all, your therapist evaluates you to identify which structures are actually involved and whether SoftWave is appropriate for them. Parts of a pelvic assessment may involve internal work. That is explained beforehand, you consent to each step, and you can stop at any point.
Gel, applicator, broad pulses
You stay covered except for the area being treated. Gel goes onto the skin and the applicator delivers unfocused pulses through it. You feel a tapping or buzzing that spreads out rather than a sharp point, and it should be comfortable. Intensity is adjustable at any time, mid session included, and you are the one who calls it.
After the device goes down
Your therapist follows with hands-on work, mobility, breath and pressure training and a home program, because tissue that has been freed has to be used differently to stay that way. There is no downtime. We do ask you to avoid intense exercise and heavy core activity for a day or two afterwards.
SoftWave is gentle, but it is still shockwave, and it is not right for every situation. Tell your therapist before your first session if you are pregnant or think you may be, if you have an active malignancy in the treatment area, an active infection, an open or unhealed wound over the area, a blood clotting disorder or you take anticoagulant medication, or a pacemaker, implanted electrical device or metal implant in the treatment field. Some of these mean a different plan. Some mean not at all.
I cannot say enough amazing things about Dr. Leslie! She has truly changed my life. From the very first visit, she was professional, kind, and extremely knowledgeable.
Where to go next.
Shockwave Therapy
Acoustic waves that push stalled tissue back into an active healing cycle.
Erectile Dysfunction
A blood-flow and muscle-function problem that responds to physical treatment.
Pelvic Pain
Pain in the pelvis, groin or genitals that imaging keeps calling normal.