Electro-therapy has been used within physiotherapy and by therapists trained in Electrotherapy for many years. It has proved to be one of the greatest aids in the treatment of sports type injuries in the last twenty-five years and has aided in the speedy recovery of many conditions that previously would have taken weeks or months to return to normal function.
Intro To Sports Electrotherapy
What is T.N.S?
T.N.S stands for Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation. It is used commonly by therapists for the relief of pain. It is a small device often much bigger than matchbox and has one channel with two pads.
T.N.S is designed to give pain relief. It is used to reduce pain in long term injuries. T.N.S machines have evolved greatly over the last ten years and have become quite sophisticated. Their effectiveness is well tried and tested.
T.N.S for Pain Relief!
T.N.S will inhibit the sensation of pain with electrical interference by cancelling out the painful electrical impulses sent to the brain from the problem areas.
Technical Data : 100 to 200 Hz
Some examples of uses: - neck pain - pain in the button area [sacro-iliac pain] - elbow joint pain - knee joint pain - static pain or hamstring problems TNS for Pain Relief: $ 30.00/20min
Package Special: 10 sessions for $ 220.00 paid in advance
What is Inferrential Therapy?
Inferrential therapy differs from straightforward T.N.S. in the fact that two different signals are applied from four electric pads, rather than one signal from two pads. The two signals from Inferrential Therapy are used to generate a special type of "inferrential" signal which effectively cancels out pain and stimulates larger regions. This specific pad setup allows a broader area to be stimulated. The scrambled nature of signal interference is more effective at pain relief and stimulation effects than with standard T.N.S. (* both treatments are highly effective).
Tech Details: Four Electrical Pads Used Pad 1: first signal provides the ground Pad 2: second signal provides ground Pad 3: third signal produced frequencies of around 4000 hz Pad 4: fourth signal produces frequencies around 4100 hz Inferrential: output generated is a variable beat current of 100 Hz Detailed Information: Specifically, one circuit has a fixed frequency, and the other has a variable frequency. The modulation/characteristics of the electric currents swing comes from the fact that if these two circuits are crossed, then an interfering current is set up in the tissues that equals the difference between the value of the two frequencies.
Inferrential Therapy for Pain Relief!
The higher frequneces are sedative in their effect upon the body, and they are used to sedate the nerves around the part in order to acquire a lessening of pain and relaxation of tissue spasm.
Massage with TNS Inferrential Therapy for Pain Relief: $ 90.00/hr
Package Special: 10 sessions for $ 800.00 paid in advance
Inferrential Therapy for Muscles!
Lower frequencies are applied, which provide a muscle stimulation effect along a larger area than with T.N.S. This treatment will both provide pain relief along the nerves, but also improve/increase muscle size/definition without the need to expend energy!!!
Massage with TNS Inferrential Therapy for Muscle: $ 90.00/hr
Package Special: 10 sessions for $ 800.00 paid in advance
Electro-Acupuncture (*coming soon)
Electro-Acupuncture (which really means electroacupressure as no puncturing of the skin takes place), is used primarily for pain control. Electro-Acupuncture is a vast subject and is used in many ways. In the West, we tend to use it for treatment of pain or by using set points to treat a given condition. However, in the East it is used much more fundamentally to treat the body as a whole or holistically. This technique is so effective, that many acupuncturists have now started to use electro-needle insertion.
Frequency: 2 to 20 Hz (When using the electro-acupuncture approach, probes are placed on acupuncture sites with a low frequency and a high intensity, it is just bearable.)
