Physiotherapy

 

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    Cryotherapy

The application of cryotherapy is usually limited to sites of acute injury. The body’s first response to injury is inflammation. The length of time an injury remains in the inflammatory stage is a significant limiting factor to healing. By utilizing cryotherapy, the inflammatory phase of an injury is reduced and healing is more rapidly promoted.

 

Thermotherapy/Hydrocollator

During the repair phase of injury, blood flow is essential in providing the injured area the necessary proteins, enzymes, and nutrients to promote healing. The application of superficial heat improves blood flow and cellular metabolism to the area being treated, as well as reduces muscle spasm, stiffness, and pain sensation.

 

 

Electrotherapy

Electrotherapy utilizes the application of specifically engineered electrocurrent to promote healing, strength, and range-of-motion, as well as reduce pain, swelling, and spasm. There are numerous forms of electrotherapy such as Interferential Current, Direct Current, Alternating Current, Russian Stim, Hi Volt, TENS, and Microcurrent. The application of the proper form of electrical stimulation to the specific condition being treated is paramount in accelerating injury recovery.

 

Ultrasound

Therapeutic ultrasound is by far the most widely used form of physiotherapy in physical medicine and rehabilitation today. The reason for this is because it carries with it a dynamic variety of healing mechanisms.

First and foremost, ultrasound is capable of penetrating heat to structures deep below the surface of the skin. The typical application of a heat pad has a thermal effect that penetrates about 0.4 inches below the skin. Therapeutic ultrasound is capable of penetrating heat five times deeper (approximately 2 inches below the skin).

Ultrasound also has a therapeutic mechanical effect on the tissues that it is applied to. The high frequency vibrations from ultrasound increase cellular permeability. What this means is that proteins, ions, and nutrients are more easily transported into and out of injured cells, therefore, accelerating the healing process.

Lastly, ultrasound is capable of a performing a therapy called Phonophoresis. Phonophoresis is a process in which medicines are driven directly through the skin and into a site of injury by means of high frequency sound wave penetration. This allows medicines, such as anti-inflammatories and analgesics, to be directly transported to an injured area, rather than passing through the GI tract and liver first. 

 

Cold Laser

Cold Laser, also known as Low Level Light Therapy, is a revolutionary treatment system that employs the use of infrared light to stimulate cellular activity upward of 400% normal basal levels. It has been proven to be remarkably effective in promoting wound healing, as well as reducing pain and swelling. Research continues to prove that Cold Laser is one of the most effective and advanced physiotherapies available.


 

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