DEEP OSCILLATION® Sports/Surgery/Occupational Injury Rehabilitation enters the Republic Of Ireland

PRLog (Press Release) - May 18, 2009 -
Dublin -- Working closely with leading sports medicine practitioners and Orthopaedic Surgeons, he also performs a number of clinical assessments including Isokinetics, Orthotic Prescription, ECG, Pulmonary Function Testing including VO2max testing and exercise prescription for special groups.  Now he is combining DEEP OSCILLATION®, the German Patented massage therapy, to his skills.

When previously working as an Athletic Trainer at Texas A&M University, he worked with athletes from many different sports from amateur to Olympic level and is a certified strength and conditioning coach with experience working with NFL and USA national team members and coaches.

Andrew gave his professional opinion of DEEP OSCILLATION® therapy this week.

"I first heard about Deep Oscillation therapy while working in an American university. When I returned to Ireland, I contacted PhysioPod http:/www.physiopod.co.uk about getting a Hivamat unit, as it was the benefit of being able to use my hands while applying the therapy that really appealed to me.  I find the Hivamat very effective in reducing muscle spasm and pain, which is of great benefit particularly around the spine. I have found it increases the therapeutic effect of vertebral mobilizations when performed after the treatment. I have also noticed positive effects in reducing joint inflammation, particularly knees, leading to an increase in pain free range of motion and therefore an decrease in rehabilitation time.  I am getting a good response from the patients"

Andrew Watson can be emailed on raglanclinictesting@gmail.com

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON DEEP OSCILLATION®
Although new to Ireland this year, DEEP OSCILLATION® has been in the UK since 2007 and is enjoying popularity amongst many sporting professionals from Carl Froch, the World Title Super Middleweight Holder, who has his own DEEP OSCILLATION® PERSONAL SPORT unit, to a leading Premiership Football team, who took it on after three months of robust trialing, used on fresh player injuries and first day post operatively with excellent effect, assisting in the reduction of excess inflammation and speeding up the healing process. Differing to other electrical modalities, it does not heat or electrically stimulate tissue and is extremely gentle in application yet still penetrating 8-12 cm depth.

The therapy is firmly established elsewhere in the world particularly in Germany, where it was developed, in Austria and the USA where the system is used by 20 leading baseball teams including the Yankees, the Red Sox, the Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Rays, by 17 leading American football teams and also in 56 American universities. In Germany and Austria its use has been adopted by 8 National teams and National sports organizations, it is in Peru, Russia and used by the Swiss Para-Olympic team.

UK CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST FEEDBACK

Simon Cooper M.C.S.P.  S.R.P.  A.A.C.P.  Solihull Physiotherapy.
“Working as a private practitioner within a sporting environment, I am dealing mainly with sports injuries.  A colleague gave me a brochure on Hivamat Deep Oscillation Therapy.  I was very skeptical at first but decided to attend a workshop with PhysioPod.  I purchased a unit on a month’s trial and within three weeks I was delighted with the results and the positive feedback through my patients.  As the therapy can be combined easily with other electrotherapy modalities and treatments I regularly incorporate it and have found it beneficial in reducing inflammation, muscle spasm, pain, and increasing the healing time of muscle strains.

As all manual therapists are aware our hands are the tools of our trade, with many of us suffering repetitive strain, this therapy greatly reduces this by enhancing hands-on treatments to depths of 8 > 12 cm with light touch through a unique gloved application or a hand held applicator.  I was informed that when treating with gloved application that my hands would also receive treatment because I am directly connected to the Hivamat unit.
I'm very pleased to report that after only approximately four weeks of using the Hivamat I noticed that my hands had improved, feeling less discomfort and pain.

Fore more feedback on this therapy from Simon e-mail
simon@solihull-physiotherapy.com

UK PERSONAL TRAINER/MASTERS ATHLETE FEEDBACK
“I just wanted to say how grateful I am to PhysioPod UK for helping me recover from my Achilles tendon injury and also how impressed I am with the Hivamat treatment.  As a personal trainer in a large commercial health club and a competitive Masters Athlete I am acutely aware of how troublesome chronic Achilles tendon injuries can be, often taking several months to fully heal (if at all).  So I was pretty impressed to say the least to be able to resume light jogging after only one treatment prior to being barely able to walk without considerable pain. The two hands-on treatments that I had with were superb and I really noticed the difference immediately afterwards. After only two weeks there was very little pain when running and after only three weeks I had a successful return to competitive sprinting (something that I don't believe would have been possible had I followed traditional rehab protocols).
Six weeks further on I have made a full & complete recovery and in my first league competition of the outdoor season I ran within a 10th of a second of my 2008 best time.  I won't hesitate in recommending this therapy to our Club Members and my fellow Masters Athletes. Thanks again, Martin”
Martin can be emailed at martin.white9@ntlworld.com

INSURANCE COVER

In the UK this therapy is covered by BALENS, FHT, IPTI and EMBODY, Physiopod are very pleased to inform potentially interested complimentary therapists in Ireland that DEEP OSCILLATION® is now covered by Finsure, (Obrien Finley Group) as part of their Complimentary Medicine - Approved Therapies scheme
http://www.obrienfinlay.ie/v1/portal.php?content=_include...

DEEP OSCILLATION® technique can be beneficially used for many conditions including surgery aftercare (general and aesthetic), non-surgical aesthetic procedures, respiratory disease, postpartum and for open wounds, ulcers and burns and is becoming popular in Equine Massage therapy. Many trained Manual Lymph Drainage therapists are now combining their treatments with DEEP OSCILLATION® Therapy.

BIOLOGICAL&CLINICAL EFFECTS:

Highly effective in reducing pain
Stimulating wounds to heal
Anti-inflammatory
Oedema and Fibrosis Reduction
Cellulite Treatment: Oedema Reduction
Rough Fibrous Septae Disruption /Improvement of skin elasticity
Rubor reduction
Increasing mobility and sensitivity
Faster return to normal activities cutting rehab times

WHO USES DEEP OSCILLATION®?
Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Specialists

Athletic Trainers, Athletes and Sporting Professionals

DEEP OSCILLATION® is Endorsed by Carl Froch, World Super Middleweight Title Holder

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapists

Massage Therapists: General, Sports

Equine Therapists

Chiropractors & Osteopaths


EXHIBITIONS:

PhysioPod enjoyed a great deal of interest at the RDS in Dublin on April 5th and 6th, where they exhibited DEEP OSCILLATION® therapy for the first time in Ireland and very successfully at the HOLISTIC HEALTH 2009 show at the NEC in Birmingham on April 26th and 27th 2009.

Next Exhibition at Stand 1614

For more information please visit www.physiopod.co.uk, email info@physiopod.co.uk or call ++ 44 (0)115 916 7685 or mobile ++44(0)115 9167 685

PhysioPod UK Limited are theSOLE UK AND IRELAND DISTRIBUTORS for DEEP OSCILLATION®

Contact:
Mary Fickling
PhysioPod UK Limited
18 Heathcoat Street
Hockley, Nottingham NG1 3AA
++44-(0)115-916-7685
info@physiopod.co.uk
http://www.physiopod.co.uk

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