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PRICE LIST &
TREATMENTS
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Physiotherapy £40
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Sports Therapy &
Injury Rehabilitation £40
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Sports Massage £30
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MORE ABOUT TREATMENTS
Initial Assessment
Initial assessments will also contain treatment depending on the extent of injury. We recommend half hour sessions for physiotherapy assessments and treatments unless stated otherwise by your therapist.
A history of the injury will be taken with any relevant factors included. An examination will then follow in a private treatment room, a diagnosis will be given and a treatment plan formed. You will then be advised of the approximate number of appointments required to resolve the problem. Treatment is started on the first visit at no extra cost.
Dry Needling
Dry needling is a technique for the treatment of pain and movement impairments. The technique uses a "dry" needle, one without medication or injection, inserted through the skin into areas of the muscle.
Our physiotherapists and sports therapists use dry needling to release or inactivate trigger points to relieve pain or improve range of motion. Research supports that dry needling improves pain control, reduces muscle tension, and normalizes dysfunctions of the motor end plates, the sites at which nerve impulses are transmitted to muscles. This can help speed up the patient's return to active rehabilitation.
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What is a trigger point?
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A trigger point is a taut band of skeletal muscle located within a larger muscle group. Trigger points can be tender to the touch, and touching a trigger point may cause pain to other parts of the body.
The technique involves a thin filiform needle that penetrates the skin and stimulates underlying myofascial trigger points and muscular and connective tissues. The sterile needles are disposed of in a medical sharps collector. Dry needling is typically one technique that's part of a larger treatment plan.
Dry needling is not acupuncture, a practice based on traditional Chinese medicine, but a part of modern Western medicine principles supported by research.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture has become an integral part of complementary therapy and Physiotherapy in the UK. It is used to treat a wide variety of conditions, including: stress, anxiety, insomnia, headache, migraines, general aches & pains and back / neck pain. Very fine needles are inserted in or close to the affected area, which can relieve pain and reduce muscle spasm. Our physiotherapist that use acupuncture as part of their treatment are AACP registered (Acupuncture Association for Chartered Physiotherapists).
Interferential Therapy
Interferential therapy uses an electrical current and applies two different frequencies that interfere with one another to produce a medium frequency current within tissues. A new low-frequency current known as the beat frequency is equal to the difference between the two medium frequency currents produced in the tissues at the point where the two currents cross.
The low frequency (beat frequency), means that the treatment is not painful and does not have unpleasant side effects. The major advantage of interferential therapy is that it produces effects in the tissue, exactly where required without unnecessary and uncomfortable skin stimulation.
It is commonly used for pain relief, to promote tissue healing by stimulating blood flow to the desired area, to relieve muscle spasm and stimulate deeply situated muscles.
Examples of musculoskeletal problems that interferential therapy can treat include:
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Lateral epicondylitis/tennis elbow
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Low back pain
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Osteoarthritis
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Bursitis (inflammation of a bursa)
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Tendinitis (inflammation of a tendon)
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Acute muscle spasm
Whereas TENS delivers periodic electric pulses to stimulate surface nerves, interferential therapy transmits a continuous stimulation deep into the affected tissue thereby blocking the pain signals and reducing swelling and inflammation.
Radial Shockwave Therapy
Radial shockwave therapy is a modern and very effective method of treatment. The effect of radial shockwave therapy can often already be noticed after as few as 4 sessions.
The healing process is accelerated by stimulating the self-healing properties of the body. They improve the metabolism and blood circulation. Damaged tissue recovers and heals itself, causing the pain to decrease and the mobility to improve.
The Treatment
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The therapist determines the location of the pain and gel is applied to the treatment zone. This improves the contact between the skin and the hand piece to allow the shockwaves to penetrate the body properly.
The hand piece is placed on the pain zone and shockwaves are released. In general, this is painless, but sometimes can be perceived as ‘unpleasant’.
A treatment session lasts between 5-10 minutes depending on the condition being treated. In general, 6 to 8 treatment sessions will be needed at intervals of one week. However, it has been known for conditions to resolve before 6-8 sessions.
Some of the conditions that can be treated are:
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Shoulder pain, e.g calcification
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Tennis elbow/golfer’s elbow
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Inflammation of the patellar tendon
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Achilles tendon pain
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Heel pain, e.g plantar fasciitis
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Shin pain/Tibial periostitis
What is the evidence?
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According to the Journal of Orthopedic Research (2005), there was a 90% improvement for the treatment of Plantar Fasciitis, and a 77% improvement treating Tennis Elbow with Radial Shockwave Therapy. There are a number of trails that support the use of Shockwave Therapy:
· Rompe et al 2008, Eccentric Loading Compared with Shock Wave treatment for Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy, J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008; 90: 52-61
· Han et al 2009, Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Cultured Tenocytes, Foot and Ankle International, 30: 93-98
· Furia et al 2007, Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy, Current Opin Orthop 2007; 18: 101- 111
· Rompe, JD; Radial Shock Wave Therapy- Where do we stand today?; Translation from Medical Special, Apr 2006
Ultrasound Therapy
Ultrasound therapy is a treatment used by physiotherapists and sports therapists to relieve pain and to promote tissue healing.
While ultrasound therapy is not effective for all chronic pain conditions, it may help reduce your pain if you have any of the following:
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Osteoarthritis
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Bursitis
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Pain caused by scar tissue
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Myofascial pain syndrome
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Sprains and strains
Ultrasound therapy are thermal and mechanical. Both use sound waves generated by a transducer head to penetrate soft tissues.
Thermal ultrasound therapy uses a more continuous transmission of sound waves.
The sound waves cause microscopic vibrations in deep tissue molecules, increasing heat and friction. The warming effect encourages healing in soft tissues by increasing metabolism at the cellular level.
Mechanical ultrasound therapy uses pulses of sound waves to penetrate tissues.
While this still has a minor warming effect, it also causes expansion and contraction in tiny gas bubbles in soft tissues. This decreases the inflammatory response, which reduces swelling and decreases pain.
The type of ultrasound therapy you get depends on your condition. For myofascial pain, strains, or sprains, thermal ultrasound therapy is typical.3 For scar tissue or swelling, like with carpal tunnel syndrome, mechanical ultrasound may work better.
How Ultrasound Therapy Is Performed
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When you go in for ultrasound therapy, your therapist will select a small surface area to work on for anywhere from five to 10 minutes.
A gel is applied either to the transducer head or to your skin, which helps the sound waves evenly penetrate the skin.
During your ultrasound therapy treatment, your therapist will continually move the transducer head over and around the selected area.
Some people feel a mild pulsing during ultrasound therapy, while others may feel a slight warmth in the skin.
Don’t be surprised, however, if you feel nothing at all, apart from the cold gel on your skin. If the area being treated is especially sensitive to touch, you could possibly feel discomfort as the transducer head passes over.
Ultrasound therapy, however, should not be painful.