PROCEDURES
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Exercises
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Manual Therapy
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Spine n Joint Mobilization/ Manipulations
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McKenzie Method
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Soft Tissue Mobilizations
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Myofascial Release --MFR's
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Mullign/ Maitland Technique
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Kinesiology Taping and Strapping
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Dry Needling
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IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization)
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Neuromuscular Therapy
EXERCISES
Exercise is an important part of human well being and function. Any comprehensive rehabilitation programme involves movement and exercise of some sort whether the aim is to improve balance, confidence, strength, flexibility, reduce, pain or improve blood flow or sensation.
Excercises are ACTIVE, PASSIVE RESISTED
We offer excercises as per persons requirement.
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ACTIVE: to maintain n preserve normal fuctional movements of joints of arms-legs n BODY.
PASSIVE: to increase tight/stiff joint movements.
RESISTED: To increase/gain strength in different muscle groups of body to restore normal functional activities
Manual Therapy
At HEALTH FOCUS PHYSIOTHERAPY we understand that different injuries have different treatment needs and that is why we use a personalized approach when developing your treatment plan. These various injuries do have one thing in common – they all benefit and respond more quickly using a hands-on approach.
Our therapists are trained in a variety of manual therapy techniques that assist with the healing process, When performed correctly, the addition of manual therapy techniques can have a significant impact on your recovery process.
Mobilisations & Manipulations:
Mobilisations: Physiotherapists often work on improving restricted range of movement of any and all joints through joint ‘mobilisation’ techniques. These include helping you to perform movements yourself i.e. applying manual pressure to help bend and straighten your shoulder, wrist or ankle, knee hip or spine. Another type of mobilisation includes applying manual pressure to perform accessory glides to joints or to apply traction (gapping) to joints in ways which the individual client cannot do for themselves.
Manipulations are different and associated with taking a joint capsule and its ligaments to the end of its available range and then applying a high velocity thrust to the joint to take it slightly beyond what would be considered to be end range resistance. Manipulations can be applied to most joints in the body but maybe mostly associated with the joints in the spine. Manipulations are often associated with an audible ‘crack’ which is often reported as giving relief from pain and stiffness and is quite normal.
McKenzie Method
How McKenzie Method works?
The McKenzie Method is a way of assessing musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, ankle pain, and more. The McKenzie Method doesn't rely on x-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, medication, needles, or surgery. The goal of the McKenzie Method is to empower patients by allowing them to manage their own symptoms and regain control of their lives.
The McKenzie Method helps identify mechanical problems in our musculoskeletal system and develop a comprehensive plan to address each condition. The McKenzie Method assessment explores various positions and movements along with how they are performed in order to understand how your body is reacting to each movement. A specially trained physical therapist will analyze the information and create a customized treatment plan for your condition.
Benefits of the McKenzie Method assessment include:
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Inform patients if additional testing is necessary
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Provide comprehensive understanding of the patient's symptoms
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Determine the most appropriate treatment
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Decrease symptoms and improve function
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Empower the patient to prevent recurrences
Soft Tissue Mobilizations
(Deep tissue massage –FRICTION MASSAGE)
Definition
Friction is a massage technique used to increase circulation and release areas that are tight; particularly around joints and where there are adhesions within the muscles or tendons. Friction is defined as “an accurately delivered penetrating pressure applied through fingertips” . Cyriax, who is seen as the founder of the friction therapy, believed that deep frictions are appropriate for the treatment of tendinopathy, muscle strains, ligament lesions and scar healing.
Purpose
The role of the therapist is to minimize the scarring that develops perpendicular to the actin and myosin filaments, to facilitate the proliferation of the fibroblasts in the scar and to develop a strong, mobile scar that won’t be a source of recidivate pain when returning to normal activities.
KINESIOLOGY TAPING AND STRAPPING METHOD
THE KINESIOLOGY TAPING AND STRAPPING METHOD:
The Kinesiology Taping Method is a definitive rehabilitative taping technique that is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion as well as providing extended soft tissue manipulation to prolong the benefits of manual therapy administered within the clinical setting. It successfully treats a variety of orthopaedic, neuromuscular, neurological and other medical conditions.
By targeting different receptors within the somatosensory system, Kinesiology Tex Tape alleviates pain and facilitates lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. This lifting affect forms convolutions in the skin thus increasing interstitial space and allowing for a decrease in inflammation of the affected areas.
DRY NEEDLING
Dry needling involves placing a fine needle into a muscular trigger point with the intent of causing the muscle to contract and release. This action stimulates healing and assists with decreasing pain. It is a modern, evidence-based intervention for pain and dysfunction for many common musculoskeletal conditions.
IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization)
DRY NEEDLING
Dry needling involves placing a fine needle into a muscular trigger point with the intent of causing the muscle to contract and release. This action stimulates healing and assists with decreasing pain. It is a modern, evidence-based intervention for pain and dysfunction for many common musculoskeletal conditions.
IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization)
NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY
What is Neuromuscular Therapy?
Neuromuscular therapy is a specialized form of deep tissue massage in which digital pressure and friction are used to release areas of strain in the muscle. These areas of strain are called tender or trigger points and are the cause of muscular pain symptoms.
Treatment by neuromuscular therapy
Neuromuscular therapy is used to treat many different soft tissue problems.
The following list is a small example of issues that may be helped by neuromuscular therapy:
Lower back pain,
upper back pain,
carpal tunnel like symptoms, and sciatica like symptoms,
hip pain,
headaches,
plantar fasciitis,
calf cramps,
tendonitis,
knee pain,
iliotibial band friction syndrome,
jaw pain,
tempomandibular joint pain
and more.
Who gets neuromuscular therapy?
Anyone with muscular pain! Soft tissue pain that feels like ‘knots’ in the muscle are very common, but can be treated by neuromuscular therapy. We all feel muscular pain in some shape or form and now we have something to do about it.