Treatments

Acupuncture

Vital energy is balanced throughout the body by inserting fine needles on specific meridian points for the purpose of relieving tension, stress, and pain. Highly useful in the treatment and relief of back pain.

Fine needles are inserted along the meridians just under the skin to stimulate, disperse and balance the flow or energy, relieve pain, and treat a variety of chronic, acute and degenerative conditions. Penetrates and stimulates specific points in the body to restore normal energetic balance.

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Massage

Massage therapy is recognized as one of the oldest methods of healing, with references in medical texts nearly 4,000 years old. In fact, Hippocrates, known as the "father of medicine," referenced massage when he wrote, in the 4th century B.C.: "The physician must be acquainted with many things, and assuredly with rubbing."

Specialist massage therapy: ·
Sports massage · Remedial massage Relaxation massage for: · Tension headaches · Muscle spasm · Muscle fatigue · Pre and post exercise

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Joint mobilization and manipulation

A manipulation involves twisting the neck or back to the end of range, then giving a sudden thrust. This procedure is often accompanied by a pop or click which is the result of the release of pressure in the joint, similar to cracking one's knuckles. Sometimes a manipulation may have a lasting effect, but often it is temporary. Manipulation is particularly difficult to perform if the patient has severe muscle spasm or is anxious. Under these circumstances, pain or injury may be worsened by this procedure as the patient is unable to control the movement, or to stop it once it's started, and spasmed or tight muscles may be torn.

Mobilization consists of small passive movements, usually applied as a series of gentle stretches in a smooth, rhythmic fashion to the individual vertebrae. They are applied at various locations on each of the affected vertebrae, and at various angles, directed at relieving restriction in movement at any particular level of the spine. Mobilization stretches stiff joints to restore range. It also relieves pain by using special techniques. For example, it is especially effective with arthritic joints.

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Electrotherapy - Ultrasound and interferential

Interferential

Electrotherapy is used to treat inflammation and pain and speed up healing.

Interferential is the method of choice as it has the ability to work deep into the SI joint which is difficult to access. Using 4 pole interferential the pads can be located in a box formation around the PSIS. The cables should be connected in a diagonal fashion allowing the varying currents to cross each other. Where they interfere with each other the effects of interferential take place. Power settings and frequency will be dependant on what you wish to achieve and also the tolerance levels of the patient. Use of interferential settings are an individual thing and therapists who are trained and use these machines on a regular basis will know what settings work best for them.

Ultrasound

The sacroiliac joint is located deep in the pelvis and difficult to treat with ultrasound, however often the associated ligaments become inflamed such as the Iliolumbar ligament and this is found close to the surface near the PSIS. This ligament responds well to ultrasound treatment. Treatment time and settings vary with therapists but 5 minutes on a pulsed setting of 1-4 ratio should help.

Ultrasound can be used on ligaments such as the Iliolumbar ligament which is often tender and inflamed when the Sacro iliac joint is giving trouble.
A small amount of gel is applied to the skin to provide a medium for the 'ultrasound waves' to travel through from the head of the machine into the tissues of the body.

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