Injury Rehab & Pain Relief

Luckily, even though the level of pain and disruption to your life can be quite pronounced, it is very rare for there to be a serious underlying cause to your knee pain.

However, if you were to experience any of the following, a discussion with a medical professional would be advised:

• Locking, clicking or giving way 
• Unrelenting night pain 
• Inability to weight bear on the affected side 
• High levels of tenderness on the bone of the kneecap itself

You should also seek care if you have experienced unexplained weight loss alongside your knee pain, or any fever, chills or signs of infection.

With knee pain there are a few common causes, but in broad terms we can break it down into two main categories.

1. ‘Mechanism of Injury’ – this is where something happens, you twist the knee, fall etc 
2. ‘Gradual Onset’ – this is where you can’t remember a specific event or injury but the pain seems to develop over a period of time

If the pain is more of a gradual onset, we start to ask if other areas of the body (the lower leg, hip and so on) aren’t supporting the knee as much as they should. If this is the case we can use EMS and a targeted exercise plan to improve your pain.

If there is a more traumatic onset it can be worth seeking out additional medical advice prior to your EMS consultation.

Here at Ion Rehab, we have access to world-leading EMS (electro-myo-stimulation) technology which allows us to provide an edge to the process of your recovery.

We combine this with expertly designed rehabilitation programs, written by experienced physiotherapy professionals. 

These plans are based on material drawn from thousands of pounds worth of investment in ongoing education from some of the world’s leading physios. 

You can therefore be confident that you will be receiving the gold standard.

Our process:

1. Initial Consult (we introduce you to EMS and our rehab principles)
2. Rehab Foundations (20 minute sessions delivered in our custom studios with the aid of EMS). Here we work on the knee and supporting muscles such as the calf and hip muscles.
3. Rehab Mastery (for some people a second ‘phase’ of rehab may be needed)
4. Ion Body – EMS enhanced training

Alongside this you will receive some ‘at home’ rehab materials, in the form of a ‘rehab resources’ pack to support your process and optimise your results. 

Most episodes of knee pain can improve within 4-6 weeks. Though in some cases this can take up to 8-12 weeks.

For this reason, our Rehab Foundations program runs for 6 weeks. From there we may move onto the Rehab Mastery or Ion Body progressions depending on your preference and how close you are to achieving your goals.

Each session only takes 20 mins, saving you time and ensuring you are performing your exercises correctly.

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