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25 April 2017

PRACTICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES FOR JOINT AND SOFT TISSUE PAIN


When talking to your physiotherapist, they’ll come up with a massage treatment that is catered to your specific needs. Not only do they help cure physical pain, but they can increase muscle flexibility, improve your mental well-being, and strengthen your immune system.

For thousands of years, physiotherapy has existed in some form or another. It’s specifically designed to treat those suffering debilitating conditions, whether they were caused by accident or disease. This branch of medicine also incorporates innovative techniques, which have proven to be effective for many soft tissue and joint pains. Here are some of them. 

Muscle Energy Techniques

If your joints and soft tissue are experiencing pain, muscle energy techniques may be recommended. These involve patients gently flexing and relaxing particular muscles as directed by a physiotherapist. Sometimes, the specialist applies counterforce to facilitate the healing process. Other times isotonic eccentric contractions are used, involving tissues being stretched slowly during a contraction. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2oI0QBO

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