Pilates can transform your posture, improve back pain and I have seen it transform sporting performance. The principle is to stabilise your core, enabling transfer of energy through your body in a more efficient manner when performing activity. Your core is your body’s powerehouse, with a good solid core you are potentially at less risk of injury and will imrove your sporting performance whilst reducing pain. Tom has been trained by the Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute (APPI) in pilates and can teach you one on one as part of your rehabilitation aiming to return to whatever level of activity you require. I can make pilates exercises very challenging!
Used for thousands of years in China, Acupuncture now has a base of research evidence in western society for the treatment of osteoarthritic pain such asarthritic knees, chronic low back pain and headaches. Tom is registered with the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP ) and has had some amazing results using acupuncture as an adjunct to physiotherapy techniques.
A very useful tool is Myofascial trigger point release using acupuncture needles often termed “dry needling” which eases “knots” in muscles to allow improved muscle function and a reduction in referred myofascial pain.
Feel free to ask if you are interested in trying acupuncture.
Based on the findings of your assessment a tailored exercise programme will aim to strengthen weak muscles, stretch shortened tight muscles, get your joints moving more efficiently and address muscle imbalances.
Exercise therapy is a key building block up on which the rest of your treatment stands and is essential element in reducing your pain.
Each exercise you are provided with will have a specific reason based on clinical knowledge and scientific evidence based on your individual problem.
Soft tissue techniques
- Trigger point release
- Soft tissue release
- Deep tissue friction massage
Joint Mobilisations
- Mulligans MWMs/NAGS/SNAGS
- Maitland techniques
- McKenzie techniques
Get more out of your training and train harder sooner with sports massage. The skilled application of sports massage techniques used at tcphysio are arguably the most effective therapy for releasing muscle tension and restoring balance to the musculoskeletal system therefore reducing your chance of injury.
Physiologically, massage can stretch tissues that can not be stretched with normal stretching techniques. Muscle fibres can be stretched in different directions alongside the fascia that surrounds the muscle, thereby releasing tension and pressure build up.
Scar tissue can be broken down. Scar tissue results from previous injuries and can effect muscle, tendons and ligaments limiting the range and quality of movement of a muscle and lead to a greater risk of re-injury.
Muscle tissue elasticity can be improved. Hard training can make tissues hard and inelastic which can then place stress on the tendons, joints and ligaments. This is one reason why hard training may not result in improvements. Massage helps reverse this by stretching the tissues and may help reduce associated overuse injuries.
Massage increases blood flow to tissues and dilate the blood vessels enables nutrients to pass through more easily and enhance recovery following hard exercise.