PhysioPod® UK Are Delighted To Receive A Note Of Appreciation From Coventry City Football Club following on from MK DONS..

David is well placed to provide his feedback having gained the following valuable career experience.

 

 

The client/player holds a titanium element loosely in his palm or between their toes. The therapist still uses his hands to massage (albeit vinyl gloved) and works in a normal manner but without pressure, permeating 8cm tissue depth. Clinically proven to work on pain, swelling and inflammation cutting rehabilitation times down and getting the player off the bench and on the field in a far quicker timescale than has been possible with conventional methods.

In recent months Simon Crampton MSc MCSP SRP, Head of Sports Medicine, Milton Keynes Dons Ltd provided the following testimonial

"DEEP OSCILLATION® Therapy has become an integral component of the acute injury management protocol and the management of recurrent effusion. MK Dons have experienced excellent results with the modality, particularly in the resolution of effusion. To maximise this effect the modality is utilized three to four times a day combining the treatment with lymphatic drainage techniques. DEEP OSCILLATION® Therapy is also very well received by the athletes, who frequently request the treatment with the clubs soft tissue therapists or they utilise the modality.

UK Heads of Medical should email Mary at PhysioPod to arrange a demonstration on info@physiopod.co.uk

Description of Technology

DEEP OSCILLATION® is a patented electromechanical therapeutic procedure using resonant vibration of the tissue with DEEP OSCILLATION® equipment from Physiomed, Germany. A special design makes it possible, using electrostatic attraction and friction, "to produce mechanical vibrations in treated tissues of the body, not only at the skin on the surface but also in deeper tissues" (Brenke and Siems 1996). Schönfelder and Berg (1991) refer to a "penetrating vibration and pumping effect deep into the tissue". The frequency can be varied in the range from 5-250 Hz. The treatment applicator/therapists gloved hands and the patient are connected to the equipment (voltage source). A vinyl film between the applicator or gloves and the patient functions as a dielectric. This results in a weakly conducting capacitative layer between the contact surfaces. In action, pulsed electrostatic attractions draw the tissue to the applicator and release it at the rhythm of the chosen frequency. The therapist sets the pressure gradient, speed and direction of the movements. The patient can treat himself if appropriate. The treatment procedure is characterised by minimal external mechanical effects, which allows it to be used in cases of acute pain, fresh injuries and in treatment of wounds. Numerous pilot studies have demonstrated pain reduction, minimisation of oedema and anti-fibrotic effects. It is commonly used for the treatment of Lymphoedema (Jahr, S., Schoppe, B. and Reißhauer A. (2008) Effect of treatment with low intensity and extremely low frequency electrostatic fields (Deep Oscillation®) on breast tissue and pain in patients with secondary breast lymphoedema. J. Rehabil. Med. 40, 645-650).

The core technology of DEEP OSCILLATION® is available and equivalent in three devices:

Hivamat 200®

DEEP OSCILLATION Evident® - (evoluted as a result of technology)

DEEP OSCILLATION Personal® - (evoluted as a result of technology)

About Us

PhysioPod UK Limited® (approved NHS Suppliers for England and Wales) are now in their 7th year of trading. Directed by sisters, Julie Soroczyn and Mary Fickling, PhysioPod® exclusively supply the UK and Ireland with patented DEEP OSCILLATION®. This pleasant, non-invasive, non-traumatic, electrostatic “hands-on” massage therapy is applied through vinyl gloves and/or varying sized applicator heads that also enable self treatment. Standard massage movements are utilised. No new techniques. Gentle impulses permeate 8 cm depth through all tissue layers; skin, sub-coetaneous fat, muscles, blood and lymph vessels, with clinically proven effects in the connective tissue, stimulating the body’s natural supply of Collagen making it ideal for natural anti-ageing treatment. Based on the Physics phenomenon "The Johnsen–Rahbek effect", the deep resonant vibrations cause a systematic attraction and release of the tissues activating the body’s lymphatic system making it the tool of choice for many MLD practitioners for the treatment and maintenance of Lymphoedema. Sufferers are now self-treating between visits with the DEEP OSCILLATION® Personal unit with a bespoke treatment card by PhysioPod UK Ltd. The Vodder Clinic in Austria use for stubborn fibrosis. Defined as a ‘state-of-the-art’ therapeutic technique (no heat, no electrical stimulation and safe over implanted pins and plates) this therapy can now be found on Harley Street, at The Portland Hospital, in Premier Leagues Medical backrooms (Football and now Rugby), in NHS clinics and with Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Massage Therapists. Many Equine therapists are delighted to add this tool to their techniques too. Used DAY ONE post-surgically, it significantly reduces pain, swelling and is effective for haematomas, removing excess inflammatory matter, fluids and protein solids promoting mobility and sensitivity, in a quicker time frame than has previously been possible with conventional therapies resulting in less and smoother scar tissue.