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Motor Vehicle Accident

Motor Vehicle Accident can cause lots of injury to both the driver and any passengers. Some injuries like broken limbs are obvious and some injuries like soft tissues are less visible, symptoms are not even appearing until several days after accident.  If whiplash or soft tissue injuries are not treated properly, it could lead to development of chronic pain over time. The best course of action is early treatment through your doctors and physiotherapist. The goal of treating patients after accident is to control the pain associated with the injury. The physiotherapist can improve the function and minimize the risk of patients developing chronic pain conditions. Some common injuries include: ·          Low back pain ·          Whiplash ·          Soft Tissues ·          Sprains and strains Healing Touch p...

Why you should see Chiropractor

Pain is our body’s way to tell us that something is wrong. Your nerves send message to and from parts of the body to signal us something is hurting. Many people ignore the pain when they start feeling them. This leads to major injuries. In such kind of case, Chiropractor can help alleviate in the back, neck pain. Chiropractic care is primarily used as a pain relief alternative for muscles, joints, bones and connective tissue. Chiropractor is a professional in a health care for treating people suffering from muscles disorders. If you find that aches are limiting you from sleeping well, sitting or walking, it is recommended that you see your Chiropractor as soon as possible. Chiropractor believes that the structure of spine can affect the nervous system and the muscles. Chiropractic treatment can restore the alignment of spine and reduce pressure to relieve pain and improve an individual overall health. Chiropractic treatment can improve your overall health and wellness, helping to r...

What is Sports Physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy is a “healthcare profession that assesses, diagnoses, treats and works to prevent disease and disability through physical means”.  Sport physiotherapy is a specialized branch of large discipline, which focuses on assessing, diagnosing and treating patients with injuries that have developed due to athletic activities. Sports physiotherapy is a branch of physiotherapy which deals with injuries and issues related to sports person. Sport physiotherapist is expert at helping you to regain full functional body with confidence. Every athlete requires high level performance, for this they stress their muscles, joints and bones to perform. Sport physiotherapist provides a variety of services to support your health and manage injuries and health issues. Injury related to muscles leads to chronic pain; a sport physiotherapist will treat this along with other common issues and help you to achieve better result from healthcare. Sport physiotherapist also provides number of s...

Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy is a multidisciplinary device used in orthopedics, physiotherapy, sports medicine. Shock therapy also known as Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is highly effective treatment for chronic soft tissue injuries and for bone conditions. Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that involves creating a series of low energy wave that are directly applied to injury through patient’s skin via gel. You don’t need painkiller; perhaps the purpose of this therapy is to trigger the body’s own natural healing response. Shockwave increases the blood circulation to the target area and break down scar tissue which build up over time, especially with chronic condition. The breakdown of scar tissue is the key in shockwave therapy and is really effective.  By increasing blood circulation and breaking down scar tissue, shock therapy will regenerate cell and promote the healing and reduce the pain. How successful is shockwave therapy? Shockwave therapy has becomes ...