HOW CAN WE HELP?

Naturally the first step to helping alleviate pain is doing a physical assessment to determine the cause and factors contributing to the pain, or associated areas of involvement.

• orthopedic tests to arm/leg
• palpation of affected tissues joints, muscles, ligaments etc
• assessment of nearby joints that could be affected (examples: assessing elbow/shoulder with wrist pain, or assessing ankle and hip with knee pain)
• xray or MRI may be advised for certain situations of acute of chronic pain
• kinesiology taping: used to enhance healing and promote stability of a joint
• IASTM: promote healing and release fascial tissue in areas of tension
• therapeutic exercises and stretches: to help strengthen muscles or alleviate tension
• Laser therapy: help alleviate pain and promote healing