TOOLS WE USE
Cold Laser Therapy
For Laser Therapy, various wavelengths and low-level light outputs are applied directly to a specified region. The light is absorbed by bodily tissues, in which the injured cells react to red and near-infrared light by triggering a physiological response that promotes regeneration. Cold laser is primarily used in therapy to repair tissues and relieve patients from pain and inflammation. For instance, this technique can be used for minor injuries or sprains such as:
Bursitis
Knee Pain
Ligament Sprains
Lower Back Pain
Muscle Strains
Neck Pain
Tendonitis
Tennis Elbow
Pain Associated with Muscle Spasms
Additionally, the operation may help reduce swelling and promote the healing of the joints and soft tissue.
A therapy that uses low-voltage electrical current to provide pain relief. A TENS unit comprises a battery-powered device that delivers electrical impulses through electrodes placed on the surface. Performed by an electrical machine, electrotherapy is a treatment that sends electrical impulses to a patient’s body. This device stimulates and facilitates muscle repair and tissue regeneration.
Electrotherapy helps with injuries such as:
Facilitation of wound healing
Improved local blood circulation and flow
Management and reduction of pain (chronic, post-traumatic, and post-surgical acute)
Re-education of muscles using targeted stimulation
Relaxation of muscle spasms
Preserve and improve range of motion
Prevention and cessation of muscular atrophy due to disuse
Prevention of deep vein thrombosis post-surgery
TENS Machine
( Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
Personalized Corrective Exercise Plan
After going through a proper assessment of your posture, body movement, and body strength, together we come up with a personalized plan of care or exercise prescription that is uniquely made for you and your body anatomy to correct your form, improve your range of motion, strength and decrease pain and discomfort with your activities of daily living.
Ultrasound Therapy
Therapeutic ultrasound is a treatment modality commonly used in Physiotherapy. It provides deep heating to soft tissues in the body. These tissues include muscles, tendons, joints, and ligaments.
How Does Ultrasound Work?
Inside your Physiotherapist’s ultrasound unit is a small crystal. When an electrical charge is applied to this crystal, it vibrates rapidly, creating piezoelectric waves. These waves are emitted from the ultrasound sound head as ultrasound waves.
The ultrasound wave then enters your injured tissues during the application of the modality. This technique increases blood flow and cavitation, leading to the theorized benefits of the treatment.
Common Injuries Treated
Bursitis
Frozen Shoulder
Joint Contracture or Tightness
Muscle strains and tears
Sprains and ligament injuries
Tendonitis
Any other Soft – Tissue Related Injury
IASTM, commonly known as the Graston technique, is a skilled myofascial intervention used for soft-tissue treatment. It is applied using instruments traditionally made of stainless steel with bevelled edges and contours that can conform to different body anatomical locations and allow for deeper penetration. The device detects and treats soft tissue disorders.
A proposed description for IASTM is “ a skilled intervention that includes the use of specialized tools to manipulate the skin, myofascial, muscles, and tendons by various direct compressive stroke techniques”.