Posted September 9, 2024
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
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Posted September 6, 2024
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
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Posted August 30, 2024
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
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Posted August 28, 2024
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
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Posted August 26, 2024
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
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Posted August 23, 2024
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
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Posted August 21, 2024
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
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Posted August 19, 2024
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,
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Posted August 16, 2024
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
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Posted August 15, 2024
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
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