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. The Nottingham Back Pain Clinic is one of the few Clinics in the Country that specialises in the above therapy. This term can replace various layman's words which have confused the issue for many years - terms such as, fibrositis, myalgia, rheumatism, lumbago. A TP is an area of increased metabolism, decreased circulation and sensitized nerves. This initial neuromuscular dysfunction phase, if untreated, may progress to a dystrophic phase that causes demonstrable histological changes in the muscle.