ELECTROTHERAPY

Electrotherapy includes a range of treatments using electricity to reduce pain, improve circulation, repair tissues, strengthen muscles, and promote bone growth, leading to improvements in physical functioning.

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Electrotherapy treats chronic pain, musculoskeletal injuries, muscle wasting, and nerve pain by using targeted and controlled electrical stimulation. It is a gentle and non-invasive modality that works by stimulating nerves and muscles through the surface of the skin. 

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West Coast Sports Therapy provide 3 different types of Electrotherapy:

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1. Therapeutic Ultrasound (TUS). TUS uses a deep heating effect on different tissues — like muscles, ligaments, and tendons — to boost circulation and stimulate the healing process. This method makes use of a transducer instead of electrode pads and is often used to treat strains, tendonitis, and knee meniscus tears.

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2. Interferential (ITF). ITF uses low-frequency electrical stimulation to stimulate muscles, increase blood flow, and reduce pain. IFT is sometimes used for patients who dislike the sensation of TENS electrotherapy

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3. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulations (NMES). NMES is a specialised form of electrotherapy which stimulates your motor neurones, causing your muscles to contract. This is often used in cases to treat and prevent muscle atrophy.

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Benefits of Electrotherapy:

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1. Therapeutic Ultrasound

• Increases speed of healing

• Enhances quality of repair

• Thermal & Non-Thermal effects

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2. Interferential

• Reduces pain

• Decreases local swelling

• Stimulates the body's natural pain relieving factors

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3. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

•  Accelerates functional recovery after surgery / injury.

• Prevents disuse atrophy

• Increase range of movement 

• Improves motor control in patients with strength deficits