Migraine disease is a condition that causes recurring headaches, which can be very painful and often come with other symptoms. Migraine is actually more than just a headache – it’s a neurological condition that affects the brain AND the body. During a migraine attack someone may experience moderate to severe

Orthopedic physical therapy can be life-changing. A skilled physical therapist (PT) can get you back on track with your daily activities after surgery, an injury, accident, or illness. That’s because an orthopedic PT specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect any part of your musculoskeletal system. An orthopedic PT

Whether you’re recovering from an injury or stroke or dealing with the pain of fibromyalgia or another condition, you may benefit from a physical therapy procedure called electrical stimulation, or e-stim. E-stim sends mild electrical pulses through the skin to help stimulate injured muscles or manipulate nerves to reduce pain.

TENS and EMS are two physical therapy techniques that may help treat pain or stimulate muscle contractions. Both are sometimes called electrical stimulation (e-stim). In this article, we’ll look at the key similarities and differences between TENS and EMS units, what they’re used for, and whether they’re safe to use. Read

Chronic pain is a debilitating issue that makes completing even the simplest tasks infinitely harder. Of course, there are numerous traditional pain treatments available, such as nonprescription and prescription medications, trigger-point injections, and acupuncture, but these aren’t always effective. Fortunately, many chronic pain sufferers have found relief using a less-traditional pain

Overview Ear acupunctureEnlarge image Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management. Traditional Chinese medicine

Heat and cold therapy are often recommended to help relieve an aching pain that results from muscle or joint damage. Basic heat therapy, or thermotherapy can involve the use of a hot water bottle, pads that can be heated in a microwave, or a warm bath. For cold therapy, or

Introduction Paraffin Wax bath is a form of deep heating therapy which mainly use paraffin oil and wax to promote pain relief to hand, feet, sore joints and muscles. The actual temperature of paraffin wax is 42-52°C whereas its melting point is 51-54.4°C. The melted wax should not be poured

Introduction Interferential therapy (IFT) is introduced by Dr. Nemec  in the early 1950’s.He wanted to overcome the problems of discomfort caused by low-frequency currents, while maintaining their claimed therapeutic effect. It remained disappear until 1970s, when work on pain mechanism by Melzack/Wall showed that pain could be reduced by stimulating

How To Use Crutches The most important part of using crutches is going slowly and safely to make sure you don’t re-injure your leg or damage your surgery site. Your healthcare provider can show you techniques to stand, move, walk and use stairs before you try crutches at home. Who

There is still too much confusion around about what magnetotherapy is and how it works. In this article, we will help you better understand this therapeutic technique, and, in particular, what exactly PEMF therapy consists of. There are two main kinds of magnetotherapy: static, and pulsed. In the following paragraphs,

Lumbar traction is the process of applying a stretching force to the lumbar vertebrae through body weight, weights, and/or pulleys to distract individual joints of the lumbar spine. The word traction is a derivative of the Latin word “tractico”, which means “a process of drawing or pulling, and various forms of spinal traction

Soft tissue injuries can occur in any part of the body, and ligament damage is one of its most common types. Typically, health professionals recommend using a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or TENS machine for ligament damage as part of the treatment plan. It produces electrical currents to stimulate the

Overview There is a degree of confusion with regards to this intervention, mostly caused by there being several ‘names’ or descriptions for the same intervention.​ Essentially, this type of electrical stimulation employs what is referred to as a medium frequency alternating current (in the low kHz range – thousands of

Iontophoresis, in conjunction with other conservative therapies and interventions, has been shown to effectively manage painful symptoms associated with superficial tissue structures in a wide variety of patients. CITE THIS ARTICLE Marovino T, Graves C. Iontophoresis in Pain Management. Pract Pain Manag. 2008;8(2). Feb 21, 2011 7 Min Read Tiziano Marovino,