Dealing With Aches And Pains?
Our Wide Range Of Therapeutic Modalities Can Help You!
As a specialized physical treatment method that uses mechanical energy to encourage the healing process, therapeutic modalities can help you recover, regardless of the pain or distress, you’re under. These treatments may be used for pain management or relief, injury treatment, and everyday activity improvement. Contact our clinic today in West Brantford, Simcoe, Paris, East Brantford, Tillsonburg, Delhi or Hamilton, ON to schedule a consult and learn more about this amazing treatment technique!
Say Goodbye To Aches And Pains With Our Modalities
Ultrasound
Decreases pain, increases tissue elasticity, degrades scar, increases cellular activity and increases circulation. It is widely used in treating soft tissue and sports injuries. It can help with deep or superficial areas of joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and scar tissue.
Ultrasound treatments help to increase blood flow, relieve pain, reduce swelling and inflammation, and promote the healing of tissues. Because of this, ultrasound therapy can successfully treat and reduce the painful symptoms of multiple conditions.
Electrical Stimulation
Electrical stimulation is a safe and efficient treatment choice for pain relief and rehabilitation. While it might seem daunting at first, it is a very successful method of pain relief that many practicing physiotherapists use every day!
This modality can produce an intrinsic and fully natural analgesic effect by stimulating specific sensory nerve fibers (such as A-beta, A-delta, and C fibers), which decrease pain sensitivity and release neurotransmitters that prolong the pain-relieving effects.
TENS Unit
Home electrical stimulation unit designed to be worn throughout the day and to provide pain relief only. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) contains a variety of different modes to stimulate the nerves in different ways.
These modes all consist of different currents, and the current you are prescribed will be dependent upon the nature of your condition and its severity.
Phonophoresis
Phonophoresis is a therapeutic modality that our West Brantford, Simcoe, Paris, East Brantford, Tillsonburg, Delhi and Hamilton, ON physiotherapists use to relieve inflammation in affected muscles, tendons, ligaments, or arthritic joints.
With this treatment, high-frequency sound waves are employed through ultrasound technology, as a way to administer medication or another healing chemical to the injured body part through the skin.
Traction
Traction is a form of decompression therapy that we are happy to offer at our West Brantford, Simcoe, Paris, East Brantford, Tillsonburg, Delhi and Hamilton, ON physiotherapy practice. It relieves pressure on the spine and alleviates pain from joints, sprains, and spasms. It can also treat herniated discs, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, pinched nerves, and many other back conditions.
Traction is performed by skilled physiotherapists and/or the use of mechanical units. There are two types of traction we utilize at South Coast Physiotherapy:
- Mechanical Traction: The specialized treatment technique of mechanical traction uses devices that work by stretching the spinal vertebrae and muscles.
- Manual Traction: With manual traction, our physiotherapists use their hands to stretch the spinal vertebrae and muscles.
Moist Heat Packs
Decreases pain, promotes muscular relaxation, increases circulation, and can be used for pre-exercise warm up. There are many benefits to heated compresses. Hot compresses ease pain by blocking the “signals” that come from the nerves in your lower back toward your brain. Heat also increases circulation.
This extra blood flow helps facilitate the healing properties found in your bloodstream. Cold compresses and packs come to the rescue with their ability to halt spasms, numb pain, and reduce swelling in the affected areas. Some people prefer one temperature over the other.
Ice Packs/Ice Massage
Decreases pain and decreases inflammation. Helps to circulate or bring “new blood flow” to the affected area as tissues re-warm. This extra blood flow helps facilitate the healing properties found in your bloodstream. Cold compresses and packs come to the rescue with their ability to halt spasms, numb pain, and reduce swelling in the affected areas. Some people prefer one temperature over the other.
It’s a good idea to ask our physiotherapist about what kind of compress would be the best option for your at-home treatment. Both heating pads and ice packs are inexpensive and accessible options.
Get Started At South Coast Physiotherapy Today
Our modalities are applied in a safe, ethical, and patient-centered manner with the goal of maximizing positive outcomes and minimizing the risk of injury. Ask us more about which modality you are interested in and we can discuss how to best implement them into your Physiotherapy program.
Find your relief today with the modalities offered at South Coast Physiotherapy in West Brantford, Simcoe, Paris, East Brantford, Tillsonburg, Delhi or Hamilton, ON today!
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