This cleans accumulated acids and deposits from the tissues, loosens stiff joints and breaks up clumps of fibrous tissue. It also stimulates the blood and lymph systems, boosting energy and elimination levels, and easing the pressure on over-burdened arteries, veins and joints. Reflex action is a voluntary action of one part of your body to the stimulation of another part. The Clinic has a full range of Electrotherapy modalities. Ultrasound, which employs sound waves to reduce swelling and pain, and is particularly valuable in the treatment of sports injuries.
Interferential treatment involves passing a small electric current through electrodes.
It is used to reduce deep swelling, increase the circulation, remove waste products and to relieve pain. Faradic treatment is the passing of a low frequency electrical current to re-educate weakened atrophied muscles, thereby strengthening the muscle tissue. Remedial exercises have always been an important part of treatment and simple exercises are taught which can be carried out at home. Posture is one of the cornerstones of good health. Structure determines correct function, and faulty posture causes stresses and strains on the spine, leading to aches and pains, disc lesions and 'slipped discs', cramped organs and poor circulation, which in turn can lead to inefficient digestion and sluggishness of the eliminative organs.