The “RICE” protocol – rest, ice, compression and elevation – has long been a mainstay of post-injury treatment. Cryotherapy has come a long way over the years from simple ice packs to state of the art, ...
Category: Electrophysical Agents
Spinal Traction
Spinal Traction can provide relief of symptoms of spinal nerve irritation or compression by changing the pressure on the nerve and its blood supply. This relief of irritation to the nerve creates the correct physical environment ...
Short Wave Diathermy (SWD)
Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) is a treatment that uses electromagnetic energy to produce deep heating in joints and soft tissues. This form of heat can be applied to deeper structures than other forms of heat treatment. ...
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is high frequency sound waves. Devices producing ultrasound have many uses in health care but physiotherapists use therapeutic ultrasound to promote healing, increase circulation and decrease pain in injured tissues. At Best Health Physiotherapy we ...
Electrical Stimulation
Electrical stimulation is a treatment proven to provide pain relief, strengthen and re-educate injured muscles, and promote tissue and wound healing. Electrical stimulation is the application of skin electrodes, or the insertion of acupuncture needles to ...