SERVICE INFORMATION
Service & Regulatory Information
A plain-language summary of how Kelowna Shockwave describes its service and the public rules referenced by the business.
Service scope
Kelowna Shockwave provides in-home radial shockwave sessions for adults aged 18 and over. Services are provided by a trained shockwave technician. Kelowna Shockwave does not provide medical diagnosis and does not represent its technician as a physician, physiotherapist, chiropractor, registered massage therapist, or other regulated health professional. Medical concerns or symptoms requiring diagnosis should be discussed with an appropriate regulated healthcare professional.
British Columbia restricted activities
British Columbia’s Regulated Health Practitioners Regulation, effective April 1, 2026, identifies activities that are restricted under the Health Professions and Occupations Act. The published schedule lists making a diagnosis as a restricted activity and identifies specified hazardous-energy activities, including diagnostic or imaging ultrasound, ultrasound for lithotripsy, certain applications of electricity, magnetic resonance imaging, certain laser procedures, and X-rays. Radial shockwave is not specifically named in that restricted-activity schedule. This is a description of the published regulation, not a claim that the Province licenses, certifies, approves, or endorses Kelowna Shockwave.
BC Laws — Regulated Health Practitioners Regulation
Medical devices and advertising
Health Canada regulates medical devices and their advertising. Health Canada states that Class II medical devices require a medical device licence and are authorized for specific indications. Federal advertising requirements also apply to health products and medical devices advertised in Canada.
Health Canada — Illegal marketing of medical devices
Health Canada — Advertising requirements for drugs and medical devices
Advertising and results
Kelowna Shockwave does not guarantee a specific result. Competition Bureau guidance states that performance and efficacy claims used to promote a product or service must be supported by adequate and proper testing conducted before the claim is made.
Competition Bureau Canada — Performance claims and testing
Payment and insurance
Kelowna Shockwave is a private-pay service. Services are paid out of pocket and the business does not currently provide receipts eligible for insurance reimbursement.
About this page
This page summarizes public regulatory information relevant to how Kelowna Shockwave describes its services. It does not create or imply a government licence, professional designation, medical diagnosis, or government endorsement, and it is not a substitute for legal or medical advice.
Last reviewed: September 29, 2026. Official requirements can change; the government sources linked above are the controlling references.