The Treatment

Can you see the two discs like headphone or earphones? This is the shockwave machine. They used this for my knees. Heat radiated from it. They do not allow to use handphone during this treatment as they claimed it can interrupted the machine. I think it takes about thirty minutes for both. Normally, to kill the time, I just sleep. It works like heating pad but maybe the heat can penetrate deeper. Last time, in another hospital, they also use heat treatment but the machine is different. This one is like headphone placed at both side of your knees.

Second machine (In the photo, the machine is in front) is a combo machine made of ultrasound and infra machine. You can use either one or both for treatment. Ultrasound for my elbow and infra for my back. The ultrasound produces high-frequency sound waves which can treat deep tissue injuries by stimulating blood circulation and cell activity. It can help to reduce pain and muscle spasm, as well as speed up healing. While inter ferencing machine will deliver an electric current to the affected area via pads. The tingling sensation produced by the current can help relaxing your muscles. This machine reminds me of slimming machine at Glo and Glamor. They also put the pads at the points on your body. You can feel the sensation. Anyway, unlike slimming machine, inter ferencing machine won't help to burn your fat. My therapist said if that is the case, she will use it before go back and start losing weight. So sad. 

Normally, as I undergo inter ferencing treatment, she will apply cream to my elbow using ultrasound machine. We will chat but last Saturday, she forgot about ultrasound machine. So I ended up sleeping deeply while used the inter ferencing machine. I did not even realised when she increased the current. So, ultrasound machine was my last therapy after all exercises.

This is traction machine. The blue slimming belt will hold your waist while machine gently tug your muscle and rectify your prolapsed disc. They will weigh you first and the strength used will not go over 50% of your weight. Initial stage is not even 50%. Slowly, they increased it as it might discomfort or hurt you. The stool is for you to rest your feet as the machine pull you.

Then, back exercise, leg exercise and elbow exercise to make your muscle strong again.