Mirror therapy for stroke rehab helps improve hand and arm movement. Mirror therapy for stroke rehab is utilized to trick the brain that the affected arm is moving like the unaffected arm by using a reflective illusion. It is a form of motor imagery technique. A visual stimulus of an unaffected area (mainly the arm or hand) is provided to the brain in order to stimulate movement to the affected area.Mirror therapy can be used in the treatment of hemiplegia or phantom limb … [Read more...]
Physiotherapy
Therapeutic Ultrasound in Physiotherapy
Ultrasound is most often associated with those cute baby pictures in a mother’s tummy, but therapeutic ultrasound in physiotherapy practice is an effective modality used to treat pain and other symptoms. Therapeutic ultrasound in physiotherapy practice induces ultrasonic waves in the tissue to gain various biological effects. The waves produce mechanical energy through vibration or oscillation at fixed points.How Does Ultrasound Work?Ultrasound produces soundwaves … [Read more...]