[Chicago, Illinois] – [June 13, 2025] – A Chicago area physician’s day of relaxation on the golf course with friends ended in a tragic accident that nearly turned him into an amputee for the rest of his life. Instead, despite having a foot that was at one point nearly severed from his body, he is now living a normal life with no physical limitations which he credits to not only his surgeon, but his use of SoftWave therapy.
“I had a really bad accident on a golf course where my best friend flipped the golf cart on me and it took my left foot clean off my body. It was a pretty horrific scene,” Dr. Mark LeVee recalled. “I was fortunate enough that the artery inside my ankle did not tear and an amazing surgeon was able to reattach my foot.”
While LeVee was able to walk again, he was left with ligament damage and excruciating nerve pain. As a chiropractor who is on his feet most of the day, LeVee wondered if he would have to give up his career.
“My foot was in such bad condition it felt like it was roasting in a bonfire all day,” he said. “Just a small touch of the skin would cause immense pain, plus I had horrible tightness around the ankle and a lack of range of motion.”
LeVee decided to treat himself with SoftWave, a non-invasive treatment that involves the delivery of shock waves to an injured area to improve blood flow, promote tissue regeneration, and accelerate healing. He said after he started using SoftWave, his physical therapist could not believe the speed in which he was improving. Levee now has full sensation in his foot.
“This is an example of just a dramatic and devastating injury. It’ a severe dislocation, with some of the main vessels that kept that foot alive and it was treated very well by a Chicago-area surgeon,” said prominent Atlanta-area plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. John David Mullins. Mullins, an advocate of the use of SoftWave therapy for the prevention of amputations, continued, “Normally, we would see the successful use of SoftWave in the immediate postoperative period. In this case, we were behind on treatment but once the patient discovered the benefits of SoftWave, he was able to use it to regain full function in his foot. The results
were outstanding.”
“SoftWave gave me my career back. It literally did. Not only did it completely fix me and save my life physically, but I started my own practice using it and built it into a successful business in just a little over a year and a half,” Levee said. “I still do chiropractic medicine, but SoftWave is a part of the treatment for nearly all of my patients.”
LeVee said the biggest reward for him is seeing patients, like himself, heal from conditions they thought they would have for the rest of their lives.
“The best part is the fact you show up to work every day and every single patient comes in and gets better. It’s just the most rewarding thing. You have patients crying in your office because they get up for the first time and move around without pain and they can’t believe it. They improve dramatically,” he said. “This technology that really works and this can heal you.”
LeVee earned his Doctorate from National University of Health Sciences. His practice north of Chicago specializes in functional movement, rehabilitation, biomechanics and chiropractic adjustments.
About SoftWave Tissue Regeneration Technologies
SoftWave TRT, an Alpharetta, GA-based company, has been at the forefront of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) since its inception in 2004. With a reputation for German engineering excellence, SoftWave is trusted by leading medical research centers in the United States and around the globe. The efficacy of the company’s technology is backed by hundreds of published studies. SoftWave’s devices have received FDA 510(k) clearance for connective tissue activation, chronic diabetic foot ulcer treatment, acute second-degree burn management, pain reduction, and improved blood supply.
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