Physiotherapy Services Ballito.
Amy Stranack is a physiotherapist who provides physiotherapy services Ballito. If you are looking for the best physiotherapy services Ballito you’ve come to the right place. Here physiotherapy services Ballito include:
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Acute Pain Management
Providing effective pain relief by means of manual therapy which includes joint and spinal mobilisation as well as soft tissue mobilisation and massage to facilitate healing in the muscles. When a joint is stiff it becomes inflamed and causes a muscular imbalance in the surrounding areas and increased load on the nearby joints.
Joints love movement and hate immobility so moving or mobilizing the joint will facilitate normal movement and function and therefore decrease inflammation and pain. Advice will be given on which over the counter medication would be most helpful and appropriate as well as other advice for home pain management.
Ultrasound can also be used to reduce inflammation and promote healing in the affected area. Nerves also need to move freely within the body and nerve mobilization as well as home exercises to maintain nerve mobility are very helpful for pain management.
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Chronic Pain Management
Once pain has been in an area for more than 3 months it becomes chronic and additional measures need to be taken for pain management. Firstly, education about your condition has been shown to reduce anxiety around that particular area of the body which leads to the brain no longer sending additional inflammation to the area.
This inflammation is no longer helpful and contains chemicals that irritate nerve endings, causing pain. Therefore if the brain no longer sees the need to send inflammation to the area, pain is likely to improve. Secondly it is very important for the patient and Physiotherapist to work together to investigate the underlying causes of the pain.
For example addressing an unhelpful computer setup that is making it more difficult for you to maintain the correct posture which is causing undue load on the spine. Chronic pain can also be caused by inflammation that is present due to trauma or prolonged periods of stress and the Physiotherapist can recommend lifestyle modifications and provide support and the necessary referrals to a neuropsychologist.
Lastly there are huge amounts of research proving without a doubt the powerful impact of consistent, appropriate exercise for the effective management of chronic pain. The Physiotherapist can guide you on how to safely start the appropriate amount and type of cardiovascular exercise as well as specific rehabilitation exercises to help reduce pain and to get you stronger.
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Rehabilitation of Sports & Running Injuries, Overuse & other acute injuries
Rehabilitation is an absolutely essential component to the recovery of every acute and overuse injury.
Whether it be tennis elbow from overuse from playing padel or hours with your hand on the mouse, rotator cuff tendinopathy or a tendon tear from a specific incident or years of the incorrect shoulder blade positioning.
There are specific exercises that have been tested to strengthen specific stabilizing muscles that can be prescribed to help to establish the optimal position of the spine, pelvis and shoulder blade that will prevent a lot of common injuries and conditions.
If you just do exercises found online, for example, without the correct positioning you can do further harm so it is important for the Physiotherapist to teach you that correct position.
As well as to establish which muscles in your body are already overworked and which ones need to be strengthened to create balance again.
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Dry Needling
Dry Needling is a very effective medical treatment, which uses very thin needles (much thinner than an injection needle) without injecting anything into the body to facilitate healing.
Dry Needling is used to treat pain and dysfunction caused by muscular conditions and headaches. It is not the same as acupuncture. Acupuncture is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, whereas dry needling is a western medical technique.
There is a clear scientific understanding of dry needling, which does not depend on any religious beliefs. Dry Needling works by changing the way your body senses pain (neurological effects), and by helping the body to heal stubborn muscle tension and trigger points/knots (myofascial effects). There are additional electrical and chemical changes associated with dry needling which also assist in the healing process.
This is an entirely optional treatment so please feel free to tell Amy if you would prefer not to receive this particular treatment.
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