Electrotherapy

Electrotherapy is an extremely useful adjunct to physiotherapy treatment; working at a cellular level it promotes the healing process therefore optimising recovery.

Here at Emma James Physiotherapy Clinic we have a wide variety of Electrotherapy modalities including Ultrasound, Interferential and Muscle Stimulation.

Depending on the modality used there is either a heating or cellular vibration of the damaged area thus increasing blood flow and enhancing the quality and quantity of collagen deposited in the injured tissue, resulting in a higher tensile strength and elasticity of the tissue affected.

Electrotherapy can also be used over areas of muscle spasm to deactivate trigger points, (areas of spasm and exquisite tenderness) and thus reduce pain.

Through muscle stimulation techniques, muscle activity can be promoted where there is poor firing of muscles due to injury/disuse atrophy or post-operatively.  This type of stimulation can play an important role in the re-education of muscle groups to retrain and improve muscle bulk.

Here at Emma James Physiotherapy Clinic Electrotherapy modalities are used in conjunction with other physiotherapy modalities in order to optimise treatment effectiveness.