Treatments At The Physio Place
Our mission at The Physiotherapy Place is to help our patients to make the quickest and fullest recovery from their injury. We have a wide and varied toolbox of treatments so once a diagnosis is made we will pick the techniques that we think are most appropriate to help you reach your goals. We are regularly undertaking professional development and doing new courses to make sure that our treatments are at the forefront of our profession and are backed up by the best evidence available. Here you can learn more about the treatments that we offer and how they might be used to help you recover from your injury.
Manual Therapy and Manipulation
A specialised ‘hands on’ approach using mobilization and manipulation to restore normal range of motion of joints, promote flexibility and to regain normal muscle tone.
Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation
IMS is a dry needling technique in which needles are inserted into tight bands of muscle in order to affect the nerve supply to that muscle and cause it to release. IMS is extremely effective at treating a variety of conditions.
Footscan Assessment
Footscan is a force plate that creates a report where we can see if there is too much load on a particular area that may be causing or lead to injury.
Shockwave Therapy
Acoustic shockwaves delivered by a machine to the injured area to speed up the healing process.
Acupuncture
Targeting specific points along energy channels that the ancient Chinese termed meridians, thin needles are inserted to influence tissue healing and pain.
Exercise Therapy
A specific set of exercises that will be prescribed to you in order to help you get better including stretching, strengthening and stabilizing exercises to relieve symptoms and improve function.
Dry Needling
The needle directly stimulates the trigger point (knot) causing a release that can usually be felt instantly. The release produced by dry needling is strong, quick, and long lasting.
Sports Massage & Massage Therapy
The benefits of massage are numerous. Sports and remedial massage are focused, anatomically specific methods of massage that target and correct your physical issues.
Sports Therapy
Special focus on assessment and treatment of sports injuries for athletes, from recreational to elite. Individualised rehab programs will be constructed to enable quick and safe return to sport.
Electrotherapy & Ultrasound
Ultrasound to promote healing in muscles, ligaments, tendons; Interferential to reduce pain and muscle spasm; Heat and ice to reduce inflammation and promote healing.
Mechanical Traction
A safe and comfortable way to decompress the spine and take pressure of the joints, discs, and nerves. This is especially effective for the treatment of slipped discs and pinched nerves.
Taping and Bracing
Using tape to provide additional support to an area and/or facilitate muscle activity.