Cartilage breakdown leads to stiffness, swelling, and pain that limit daily movement. Lose-dose radiotherapy reduces inflammation and slows the degenerative cycle, improving comfort in affected joints.
When joints become inflamed or scarred, movement can feel restricted and painful. Low-dose radiotherapy reduces inflammation and fibrotic tissue formation, easing pain and restoring mobility. It’s especially effective for chronic joint pain, post-surgical stiffness, or limited range of motion that doesn’t respond to therapy.
Conditions include:
Bursitis occurs when the small fluid-filled sacs that cushion your joints become irritated or swollen. Low-dose radiotherapy calms inflammation, reduces tenderness, and restores smooth, comfortable motion. It’s a proven option for patients with chronic bursitis that hasn’t responded to rest, medication, or injections.
Types of bursitis treated:
Tendons bear the brunt of repetitive motion, often resulting in chronic pain, swelling, or microtears. Low-dose radiotherapy helps resolve stubborn inflammation, restoring strength and flexibility without injections or surgery.
Common tendinopathies treated:
These benign connective-tissue overgrowths form firm nodules that can limit flexibility or cause discomfort. Low-dose radiotherapy can slow progression, reduce pain, and in early stages, prevent the need for surgery.
Conditions include:
Chronic heel pain caused by inflammation or small bony growths can make standing and walking difficult. Low-dose radiotherapy reduces inflammation in the fascia and surrounding tissue, improving comfort and mobility—especially when traditional therapies haven’t provided lasting relief.
Low-dose radiotherapy can also calm inflammation around nerves and soft tissue, easing pain and reducing recurrence in select conditions.
Conditions include:
Thick or raised scars can continue to grow or cause discomfort after surgery or injury. Applied after removal or to existing scars, low-dose radiotherapy helps prevent regrowth, flatten keloids, and improve long-term cosmetic outcomes.
Some hormone therapies can cause tender breast tissue in men. Low-dose radiotherapy safely reduces discomfort and prevents progression, improving quality of life during treatment.
You may be a candidate for low-dose radiotherapy if:
Our team will assess your specific condition and determine whether low-dose radiotherapy is right for you.
Yes. Low-dose radiotherapy reduces joint inflammation and stiffness and can help improve pain and mobility in osteoarthritis and other degenerative joint conditions, especially if you want to reduce your reliance on injections or medications.
Yes. Low-dose radiotherapy can help ease persistent inflammation and stiffness after surgery or injury, including arthrofibrosis and post-surgical scar tissue.
Most patients begin to notice steady improvement in pain and function within a few weeks after finishing treatment. Progress often continues over several months.
In some conditions — such as Dupuytren’s, Ledderhose, and keloids — radiotherapy can help slow or prevent abnormal tissue from reforming.
Low-dose radiotherapy has been studied for many conditions beyond the ones shown here. If you don’t see your diagnosis on our list, our physicians can review your case and determine whether low-dose radiotherapy may still be appropriate.
The amount of radiation used for joint pain is extremely low, just enough to gently calm inflammation. Decades of studies show this treatment is very safe, with no long term side effects.
Most patients experience lasting relief, but some may require repeat treatment in the future if inflammation returns. LDRT can often be used again if needed.
Everyone deserves a life that isn’t limited by pain. At VivaRay, we help you treat conditions early and find relief with a proven treatment option so you don’t have to feel stuck with physical therapy, oral medications, and injections.
