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The Physiotherapy Place - Edinburgh

117 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH15 1AR
0131 669 3369
Expert Physiotherapy Servicing Portobello, Edinburgh and East Lothian

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Good versus bad pain

October 9, 2019 Quinton Caulfield
Pain in the back that wont go away

Have you ever given thought to the meaning behind the statement: No pain, no gain?

Many people can take this statement literally, and unfortunately, the end result could be injury. It is important that we listen to what our bodies tell us both during and after exercise. There is in fact "good pain" and "bad pain". The following information should help you to tell the difference.

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In GENERAL HEALTH, NERVE PAIN, SECOND

Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) for Chronic Pain

September 1, 2017 Fiona McGregor
Dry needling, acupuncture and IMS Edinburgh

If you suffer from long-term back and neck pain, chronic tightness in your shoulder or hip, tendinitis or arthritis, IMS could really be the cure you are looking for. IMS has a remarkable success rate, reducing symptoms in long term chronic conditions that may have been present for months or even years, giving long lasting and often permanent results. Some other conditions in which an underlying neuropathy is commonly a factor are whiplash, headaches, shoulder pain, and chronic hip/groin pain.

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In FIRST, BACK PAIN, NECK JAW AND HEAD PAIN, SHOULDER PAIN, KNEE PAIN, HIP PAIN, ELBOW PAIN, TREATMENT TOOLS, NERVE PAIN, FOOT AND ANKLE PAIN Tags IMS, INTRAMUSCULAR STIMULATION

Dry Needling and IMS

February 8, 2017 Niall McGregor
Dry needling edinburgh

Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation, or IMS for short, is a technique used by physiotherapists since it was developed in the 1970s in Vancouver by the pain specialist Dr. Chan Gunn. IMS is a total system for the assessment and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain that has a neuropathic cause. It is grounded in western medical science and there is a growing body of evidence to support its efficacy.

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In NERVE PAIN, FIRST, BACK PAIN, NECK JAW AND HEAD PAIN, SHOULDER PAIN, KNEE PAIN, HIP PAIN, ELBOW PAIN Tags INTRAMUSCULAR STIMULATION, IMS

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