Dry Needling UK

Louise Marshman offers myofascial dry needling, a technique which uses acupuncture needles to relieve myofascial trigger points or knots in muscles. Elaine Hildrick (Acupuncturist) also offers traditional acupuncture within the clinic.

Sports therapist Katie Shaw works within Abbey Chiropractic Clinic

At Dr & Spa, the therapist will focus on areas of your body where you can feel tension and pain to release the knots in your muscles and restore their elasticity. The therapist may use his or her fingertips, knuckles, hands, elbows and forearms on the areas where you feel tension and pain. For the best results, the massage therapist will use a combination of oils with massage strokes that are slower and deeper to that of a classic massage to cause friction which is applied across the grain of the muscles. This releases the toxins within your muscles and enables the blood and oxygen to flow around your body properly.

We take care of all aspects of your recovery! Your physiotherapy treatment will be geared towards restoring normal movement as quickly as possible.At your first appointment one of our team of Chartered Physiotherapists will carry out an in depth assessment of your symptoms to ensure they get the treatment to the root of the problem quickly and efficiently. Although we are focused on bringing you back to full recovery we also aim to provide pain relief immediately and during your treatment. In order to effect rapid recovery we advise you how to interpret the pain you experience and how much or how little activity you can do with that level of pain and injury. We offer a full range of pain relief techniques including soft tissue and joint mobilisation, electrotherapy, acupuncture, and taping. Your physiotherapist will make a full assessment and decide what is best for your condition.Treatments are predominantly hands-on and always on a one-to-one basis.If you suffer an injury such as a sprain, strain, muscle pull, or tear, immediate first aid can prevent complications and help you heal faster. Until you are able to attend for your appointment the R.I.C.E. method is recommended for all early minor injuries.  Please contact us for further information. Our range of treatment techniques include: Strapping and Taping Soft tissue massage and release techniques Trigger point therapyFrictioningManual tractionJoint mobilisation Grade V manipulationMuscle energy techniquesAcupuncture ElectrotherapyPilates Exerise prescriptionPostural evaluationLifting re-educationErgonomc assessment and adviceBiomechanical evaluationwalking / running analysisSport specific rehabilitationMuscle imbalance correction