• Sound wavelengths have specific frequency and velocity
that can be controlled to exert therapeutic effects.
• Therapeutic ultrasound works via a Reverse Piezoelectric Effect,
which is the contraction or expansion of a crystal in response
to voltage across its face. • Effects can be heating or non-heating
Examples of Indications for Ultrasound:
• Muscle spasm
• Trigger Points
• Adhesions / Contractures / Scars
• Wound healing
• Contusions (non-acute)
• Bursitis / Tendonitis
• Decubitus Ulcers
• Calcified tendons
• Joint swelling
• Chronic synovitis
• Warts
• Fracture healing
• Capsulitis
• Ligament sprains
• Muscle strains
• Connective tissue lesions
• Pain modulation
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
The use of an electrical current to simulate muscle tissues underlying the area of application to facilitate a muscle contraction of a particular muscle or muscle group.
Examples of Indications for
Neuromuscular
Electrical Stimulation:
• Improper muscle firing sequences
• Protective muscle spasm
• Muscle disuse atrophy
• Circulatory disorders
• Tendon healing and Fracture healing
• Pain
• Joint effusion
• Neurological atrophy
• Dermal ulcers
• To facilitate normal contraction
of a muscle post injury or disease
LASER
Light Aplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Laser is the use of light energy to affect
underlying tissues.
• It can influence lymph, circulation, nervous system and wound
/ surgery healing.
• It can also be useful in the stimulation of acupuncture or trigger
points.
• Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is an athermic modality
Examples of Indications for Laser:
• Arthritic disorders
• Neuralgia
• Tendonitis, Bursitis, Fasciitis, Capsulitis
• Wounds (open / post surgical)
• Tendon / Ligament injuries
• Gross edema
• Pain
• Contractures / Scar tissue
• Muscle spasm
• To increase circulation
• Haematomas
• Superficial skin lesions including warts, eczema & psoriasis
To create a magnetic field, a current must flow through a conductor of some type, such as wire. When current flows through a wire a magnetic field is induced at right angles to the wire. Then when multiple wires are placed together, the magnetic field from each of the wires are added to each other.
Examples of Indications for Magnetic Field Therapy:
• Bone Healing
• Infection
• Inflammation
• Pain
• Muscle Spasm
• Poor Circulation
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinsons
• Disorders of the neurological system
• Rheumatology
• Post-trauma
• Coronary or Circulatory diseases
• Post-operative
• Burns & Wounds
• Musculoskeletal degenerative diseases
Healthy or end stage rehabilitation patients can be further conditioned by means of individualized exercise programs to enhance fine motor control, general strength, endurance, and advanced proprioception using a wide range of indoor and outdoor tools and exercise equipment all year around.
