Our mission is to help our clients create and maintain physically active lifestyles through proactive approaches and to achieve their optimum performance in their athletic endeavours.
Conditions and Treatments
Here at Active Care Therapy- there are no doctors and hence we are unable to legally diagnose conditions, therefore ee encourage and our clients to be referred by a health care practitioner – Surgeon or Doctor, however if this is not possible, we can provide the initial assessment and refer you to the appropriate practitioner for the most accurate diagnosis or treatment.
Active Care Therapy is keen on utilizing the best referral network to ensure you as the client are on the best track to better health. Active Care Therapy works with a variety of practitioners such as: Medical doctors, Orthopedic Surgeons, Podiatrists, Physical Therapists, Osteopaths, Massage Therapist, personal trainers and other specialists, to ensure you receive the most appropriate care.
This section allows Active Care to provide our patients and prospective patients with information about your injury or health condition so that you may make more informed decisions in respect to their health as well as to determine whether Active Care Therapy is the place for you.
The old adage – "Knowledge is power" could not ring true more than at present with regards to health and health care, therefore this section is geared to inform you of a variety of conditions and hence, allowing you to have a better grasp of what is wrong and potential treatment options – this has been shown to significantly increase the outcome of your care.
If you are currently suffering a health problem, would like to find out more information about us, or have a health problem you're not sure we can treat, contact Active Care Therapy today.
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CONDITIONS
- Sports Injuries
- Lower back
- Carpal tunnel
- Heel Pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Neck pain
TREATMENTS
At Active Care Therapy, we aim to keep you active through our range of services and treatments available utilising a sports medicine approach encompassing Kinesiological principles, athletic therapy and massage therapy – ensuring "Rapid but safe return to work and play."
For every new patient or client who steps through our doors, we ask that you arrive at least 5-10 minutes early on their first visit to complete the necessary paperwork. This information provides a complete medical history of your previous conditions and or injuries.
Our treatments are diverse to meet a cross-section of therapeutic needs, which may entail - an A.C.T BLEND of Athletic Therapy and Manual therapy techniques – usually consisting of a combination of hands-on treatment, modalities such as: heat cold therapy, electrotherapy, ultrasound and sport specific or activity specific exercise rehabilitation.
Active Care Therapy emphasizes patient education, and posture modification in most cases, teaching you the client - exercise programmes and pain prevention techniques which you will undertake at home or work designed to allow you to take control of your condition, speed up your recovery and, most importantly, prevent any reoccurrence.
WE OFFER
- Athletic Therapy
- Electrotherapy
- Exercise rehabilitation
- Muscle therapy & Massage Therapy
- Paraffin wax treatment
- Postural Retraining
- Treatment Before and After Surgery
Active Care - Table of Treaments offered
| NAME OF TREATMENT | WHAT IS IT? | HOW DOES IT WORK? | CONDITIONS USED FOR? |
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| MANUAL MUSCLE THERAPY |
Soft tissue techniques aimed at correcting connective tissue dysfunction by trigger point releases, stretching techniques. |
Each technique has its specific method whether working on the tendon or fascia or directly on the muscle tissue. Most often it works to un-stIck fibers’ from each other which occurs as a result of inactivity, trauma, sustained postures and repetitive activities |
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| ULTRASOUND THERAPY (ELECTROTHERAPY) |
Both non-invasive procedures manipulation electrical principles to either reduce pain, increase tissue temperature, and the extensibility of scar tissue. |
Ultrasound - high frequency sound waves are applied to the tissues to accelerate the rate of healing by spurring on the inflammatory process and increasing the extensibility of scar tissue. |
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| EMS & TENS (ELECTROTHERAPY) |
Electrotherapy is most often always used conjunction with other treatment techniques. |
EMS & TENS - Medium frequency currents are applied to the skin via electrodes to decrease pain by reducing the perception of pain. It produces a sensation similar to 'pins and needles' |
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| THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE REHAB |
A range of activities geared to improving muscle function , balance and motor coordination, stretching and strengthening exercises |
Use of tubing, weights, exercise balls, balance and wobble boards, agility ladders. |
All musculoskeletal injuries, sprains, strains, tendonitis, bursitis, fractures, and post operative conditions |
| TREATMENT BEFORE & AFTER SURGERY |
An approach inclusive of education about the surgery, specific therapeutic goals outlined dependent upon type of surgery performed, incorporates specific therapeutic exercises, and manual therapy both pre and post operatively – outlines by surgeons protocol. |
Includes all aforementioned modalities: cryotherapy, thermotherapy, manual therapy, range of motion exercises, strengthening exercises. |
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| POSTURAL RETRAINING |
A Postural examination is taken, range of motion tests are performed and muscle testing to provide an analysis of various muscle imbalances. |
Corrections are made through exercises geared at muscle required toning and stretching exercises as well. |
Anyone suffering from neck, back problems, postural aches and pains |
| PARAFFIN WAX TREATMENT |
Your body part is placed into the paraffin bath, which is held at around 50 degrees. When removed, the paraffin sets, retaining the heat and this warms, sooths and moisturizes. The hands or feet are placed in a plastic liner and then into special mittens or socks to retain the warmth and intensify the process. After 15 -20 minutes, all is removed and a light massage is applied. |
Paraffin wax is able to absorb and retain a great amount of heat. Through heat transfer and heat fusion as the wax in liquid form before application and then becomes solid on the affected area –this heat is transferred to the core of the body part treated. At the same time, the heat from the paraffin opens pores and increases circulation in the skin and secondarily to the joint and muscles. |
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