At HealthFit in Pasadena, California, Dr. Jason Han, DPT, is rewriting the playbook for physical therapy. After a distinguished career working with elite athletes and performers, including stints as the Head of Rehabilitation for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), a Physical Therapist for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a Performance Medicine Therapist for Cirque du Soleil’s Iris, Dr. Han has acquired a deep understanding of high-stakes performance and chronic injury.
Dr. Han’s philosophy, honed over a lifetime in competitive sports, centers on personalized, one-on-one care. He believes every situation is unique, and each case should be treated as such. “Whether you’re an active individual that wants to return to sports, or a grandmother that just wants to pick up her grandchild again, an individualized approach will help you reach your specific goals.”
It wasn't until later, through education from the Paul Gough Group and attending the Institute for Tissue Regeneration and Repair Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, that he truly grasped the science behind these technologies.
The turning point came when his own persistent personal ankle issue was treated with Focused Shockwave by Dr. Hani Saeed, DPM, at the ITRR conference in Phoenix — a moment Dr. Han describes as a "game changer." His immediate response: "Sign me up! If it works on me, I know it will work on other people.” This experience solidified his decision to invest in the full suite of STORZ Medical modalities from CuraMedix, which included Radial Pressure Wave, Focused Shockwave, and EMTT, to ensure comprehensive treatment options.
For Dr. Han, the technology is about finally being able to reach the problem at its source. These modalities offer a solution for long-standing, stubborn pathologies like plantar fasciitis, patellar tendonitis, low back pain, hip/knee osteoarthritis, and shoulder tendinopathies.
As a physical therapist, Dr. Han previously could only work "from the outside in." He explains, "I couldn’t do anything about the pathology itself — no injections, surgeries, etcetera. Now that I have Focused Shockwave, I can go directly into the tendon. I’m providing that pathology with energy, so we can start the healing process. As a physical therapist, having that option is quite powerful. Now, we have this extension of ourselves that allows us to make a lot more change in our ability to treat.”
HealthFit went "all in" on the technology and the education surrounding it, a commitment Dr. Han believes leads to mastery. "When you go all in, you actually get better at it. I look at it as a two-prong approach: number one, I’m getting better at learning how this healing agent works, and number two, I’m marketing my business at the same time.”
For a cash-pay practice, delivering results quickly is critical. These regenerative approaches offer a "much higher chance of faster results, which ropes in customers." Dr. Han's practice treats a high volume of active individuals who have "failed with other providers and pills, and are looking for a facility that can help them achieve better, faster results."
HealthFit utilizes all three STORZ Medical modalities - Focused Shockwave, Radial Pressure Wave, and Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy (EMTT) - on 90% of their patients. For Dr. Han, selecting CuraMedix and STORZ Medical was about more than just the devices and technology — it was about the support and education behind it.
"Look at who is behind the technology," he advises, pointing to the reputation of highly revered practitioners associated with CuraMedix. "I trust CuraMedix. We’re getting results together, we’re pushing the envelope together, and with international leaders like Dr. Ludger Gerdesmeyer, Paul Hobrough, and Dr. Karsten Knobloch behind them, there’s no denying that they know what they’re doing.”
Dr. Han reflects on his time in professional sports: "You’re always haunted by the ones you couldn’t help; the patient who has so many miles on his body, and all you can do is work the soft tissue around it. Now I have something that can actually target it on a consistent basis - whenever I want, wherever I want - and get an actual result."
He emphasizes that the treatment is an "art,” and with the right tools and education under your belt, you can achieve some incredible patient outcomes. "It’s not just a machine, and CuraMedix does an exceptional job of creating this type of environment where they’re not just selling you a device, they’re selling you success."
Shockwave and EMTT combined serve as "the missing piece of why you failed to help this one person or hit a roadblock with one person. You can either go to “whatever wave,” or you can go to a conference and hear from international and US experts, who will show you real results, right in front of your face.”
As the leading US provider of Radial Pressure Wave (EPAT), Focused Shockwave (ESWT), and Magnetotransduction (EMTT) devices, CuraMedix is your indispensable partner by offering unrivaled service, support, education, and training.
With the right tools in your armamentarium, and training and guidance from CuraMedix, you can significantly expand your patient caseload, increase the number of positive patient outcomes, and cement your practice’s reputation at the forefront of regenerative medicine.
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Important to Note: The treatments and use of EPAT®, ESWT, and EMTT® described in this article reflect the personal clinical experience of the practitioner and are not intended as claims of efficacy.