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Practical guidance from our physiotherapists on pain, injuries and rehabilitation

Electrical Stimulation After Fracture Fixation: Rehabilitation and Safety
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Electrical Stimulation After Fracture Fixation: Rehabilitation and Safety

A plate or nail after fracture fixation often leads to two questions: is electrical treatment prohibited, and can it help the muscles? There is no single answer for every operation. Metal fixation differs from an implanted electronic device; sensory stimulation differs from stimulation that produces contraction; and muscle activation is not the same as bone stimulation.

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Infrared for Muscle Pain: Benefits, Limits and Physiotherapy Treatment
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Infrared for Muscle Pain: Benefits, Limits and Physiotherapy Treatment

Warmth after an infrared session may feel comfortable, but comfort does not demonstrate that the cause of pain has resolved or that muscle strength has improved. Choosing physiotherapy requires a defined problem and treatment goal, not a count of devices.

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Therapeutic Ultrasound for Back Pain: Evidence and Treatment
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Therapeutic Ultrasound for Back Pain: Evidence and Treatment

Does moving an ultrasound treatment head over the lower back repair a disc or prevent pain from returning? It is important to distinguish therapeutic ultrasound from diagnostic imaging and a proposed mechanism from a proven patient benefit. This article focuses on chronic non-specific low back pain and explains why ultrasound sessions should not replace assessment and a movement plan..

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TENS vs NMES: Pain Relief, Muscle Activation and Treatment
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TENS vs NMES: Pain Relief, Muscle Activation and Treatment

Both may be described as electrical treatment, but that description hides an important difference. TENS is commonly used for pain modulation, while NMES is used to produce muscle contraction.

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