The Code: A Guide to Health and Human Performance

173. Targeted Relief: How Shockwave Therapy Accelerates Healing | Kathleen Heiney

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Most injuries don’t need surgery. They need the right signal to help the body start healing.

 

Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Kathleen Heiney, the founder of LINC Golf & Wellness and ReGen3 Therapeutics, to talk about shockwave therapy and its role in treating tendinopathy and chronic pain. What happens when you stop chasing quick fixes and start supporting the body’s natural healing process? For Kathleen, it meant turning her own recovery into a deeper obsession, and eventually, a business.

 

They walk through the two types of shockwave therapy, radial and focused, and when each is most effective. From stubborn shoulder issues to post-surgical rehab, Kathleen shares  examples of how this non-invasive treatment can help stimulate regeneration and reduce pain without relying on medications or surgery.

 

How long does it actually take to heal? What should you expect after a session? And why do so many people give up just before their body turns a corner? This episode has a lot of insights for anyone curious about alternative therapies or looking for answers when traditional treatments fall short.

 

Quotes

  • “This technology, you know, is noninvasive. Hardly any downtime. You’re getting your body healed. So I started thinking to myself as I was referring so much business to [the podiatrist], I started getting shockwave [therapy] for free. And I thought to myself, okay, so why am I not starting this business?” (04:31 | Kathleen Heiney)
  • “Not everybody needs to go under the knife... There’s a lot of ways that we can rehab our body. And combining physical therapy and shockwave therapy is just one modality.” (05:50 | Kathleen Heiney)
  • “What the radial will do is it will kind of break it up. And I want to say subcutaneous because it’s only like an inch and a half. So it starts to create that microtrauma to get the blood flowing back to the area so that the tissue can start to heal again. So we’re kind of rebooting the healing process.” (10:59 | Kathleen Heiney)
  • “For anything that’s worthwhile, you’ve got to maybe go through a little bit of discomfort to get there. Mentally, physically, emotionally, all the good things require a little bit of discomfort to get to that.” (16:31 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
  • “You will either choose to invest in your health and wellness now, or you’ll be forced to pay for your sickness and disease later down the road.” (56:37 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
  • “We all just want to be able to do the things that we want to do when we want to do them. And in order to do it, we need to really take care of ourselves and address things so that they don’t become bigger problems.” (59:37 | Dr. Andrew Fix)

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    Links

    Connect with Kathleen Heiney:

    www.lincgolfandwellness.com

    www.regen3therapeutics.com

     

    Kathleen Heiney holds a Master’s in Kinesiology from Indiana University and has spent over 35 years teaching, coaching, and working in fitness and wellness. She’s the founder of LINC Golf & Wellness, offering professional golf instruction, yoga, and wellness retreats. After experiencing the benefits of shockwave therapy firsthand, she partnered with Dr. Eric Wankowski to launch ReGen3 Therapeutics, integrating this powerful modality into chiropractic care. A longtime Denver resident, Kathleen is passionate about whole-body wellness and lives in the DU area with her husband Tony and their daughter Janet. When she’s not on the golf course or doing yoga, you’ll find her enjoying the Colorado outdoors with her close-knit community.

     

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