Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is the treatment of diseases and physical defects of the body by remedies such as massage or electricity.
Massage, moving muscles and bones, exercises, cold, heat, and light are therapies used to assist in treating patients to bring back normal function after an illness or injury. There are a variety of treatment modalities that can help strengthen, relax, and heal muscles.
Back in Line utilizes a few of these treatment modalities in our daily practice.
Electrical Stimulation
Electrical stimulation uses an electrical current to cause a single muscle or a group of muscles to contract. By placing electrodes on the skin in various locations this can recruit the appropriate muscle fibers. Contracting the muscle via electrical stimulation helps strengthen the affected muscle. We can change the current setting to allow for a forceful or gentle muscle contraction. Along with increasing muscle strength, the contraction of the muscle also promotes blood supply to the area that assists in healing.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound machines are a treatment modality that utilizes high or low frequency sound waves. These sound waves are transmitted to the surrounding tissue and vasculature. They penetrate the muscles to cause deep tissue/muscle warming. This promotes tissue relaxation and therefore is useful in treating muscle tightness and spasms. The warming effect of the sound waves also cause vessel vasodilatation and increase circulation to the area that assists in healing. The frequency on the machine can be adjusted to use waves that will decrease inflammation.