Ice or Heat - Physical Injuries

Any dilemma I'm often enquired is: “Do I use warmth as well as the cold ice right after a personal injury? “. The solution is straightforward. Over the initial 24-48 hours pursuing a intense damage, bear in mind this specific general guideline: “R. I. C. E” –Rest – Ice – Compression – Elevation. This kind of principle is true of ALMOST ALL incidents – also back again as well as throat incidents act in response nicely to help the rocks inside original stages of curing.

You possibly will not be aware that just about all incidents mend in stages. These kind of stages are usually:
1. Inflammatory Period (0-5 days): seen as agony, swelling as well as warmth
-this cycle could possibly be long term in any other case handled properly!
-If this intense cycle lasts lengthier in comparison with 5 days, check with your current general practitioner as well as physiotherapist
3. Spreading Period: (about 5-15 days)
-Scar tissue starts off to make as well as long term contract
-Light stretching out as well as mobility can help injury curing, physiotherapy must be initiated
3. Re-designing Period: (15 days up to a year)
-Scar tissue gets to be tighter as well as better for approximately 3 several weeks
-Scar tissue remodels according to the challenges inserted after that for approximately the as well as lengthier
-More strong pastime would be proper
Not any damage is usually built to mend faster in comparison with normal/natural speed. While the damage will be curing nevertheless, we've got to make certain not to ever hold up curing through unacceptable management in the beginning. Consequently bear in mind 3rd r. I. H. Electronic with the initial 24-48 hours. In the event the inflammatory cycle is over, you should use warmth OR the rocks as well as progressively return to pastime. **Ice linaments are not the same being an the rocks group, and therefore are not necessarily effective in preventing inflammation**.

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KINESIOTAPE, K-TAPE

Gord Routledge has just completed training in kinesiotaping. This multi colored “stretchy” tape is used to improve muscle function, improve circulation, reduce pain and support joint function. It is a wonderful adjuct to physiotherapy and can ease the transition of getting back in action, or allow you to continue with your activity while experiencing less pain. Kinesiotaping techniques can be used for all sorts of injuries including:.. Read More

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Intramuscular Stimulation

Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is the treatment of chronic pain of neuropathic origin using an acupuncture needle to stimulate a muscle.  Chronic pain of musculoskeletal origin is often the result of shortened muscle(s).  These shortened muscles can result in pain locally in the involved muscle(s) and/or at the joint(s) that those muscles affect or move.  IMS will “relax” the shortened muscle(s) by... Continue

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Sports Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy / Physical Therapy is a rehabilitation discipline specializing in assessing and improving movement and function while relieving pain and optimizing healing.

Physiotherapists promote good health and help individuals and athletes return to pre-injury status and sports.  A sports physiotherapist plans, organizes and directs programs of pre-season screening, first aid, rehabilitation, education and counseling for athletes, coaches and others concerned with sports. He/she may work directly with athletes or may undertake a consulting role for sports organizations. Read here for about this article.

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Arthritis!

We recently had a 68 yr old male patient who had been complaining of knee pain since a fall 6 months ago. He saw his family doctor who recommended X-Rays that showed he had some arthritis in his knee. Over the past 6 months he had tried two kinds of anti inflammatory medication and steroid injections to his knee with no improvement. The next step was going to be lubricant injections to his knee. The client decided to try physiotherapy on his own with the encouragement of his wife who had been treated successfully here for a previous knee injury. After a thorough assessment, the physiotherapist was able to prescribe a simple exercise for the client. He had to perform 10 repetitions every 2 hours for the next few days. By his second visit, his range of motion had returned to normal and he no longer had knee pain on the stairs or arising from sitting. The client was very happy with his rapid improvement but wished he had come in for treatment sooner! Read more >>

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Physiotherapy / Physical Therapy is a rehabilitation discipline specializing in assessing and improving movement and function while relieving pain and optimizing healing.

Physiotherapists promote good health and help individuals and athletes return to pre-injury status and sports.  A sports physiotherapist plans, organizes and directs programs of pre-season screening, first aid, rehabilitation, education and counseling for athletes, coaches and others concerned with sports. He/she may work directly with athletes or may undertake a consulting role for sports organizations.

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Beware of Temporary Feel Goods!

Remember that we usually have pain because of an injury of some kind; i.e. tissue damage. In order for the injury to heal, our tissue needs to repair itself. We can influence the repair process in many ways such as: ice in the early stages (day 1-5 post injury) to reduce swelling, movement/stretching (to “organize the scar tissue”), avoidance of further strain, and finally strengthening to protect the area from future episodes. We could take pills and that would take the pain away but would that actually affect the tissue repair? No. How would taking a pill restore movement or strength? We can agree that pills alone would not be sufficient to actually rehabilitate an injury. Literature supports what we at Bonavista Physical Therapy already know: ACTIVE therapy is much more effective than PASSIVE therapy... continue reading >>

To know more about physiotherapy needs in Calgary contact Bonavista Physical Therapy http://www.bonavistaphysio.ca
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739 Lake Bonavista Dr. SE. Calgary, Alberta, T2J 0N2
P: (403) 278-0705
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