COMPEX - IN-ROOM REHABILITATION SESSIONS

This appointment is a 20-30-min self-guided rehabilitation session using our Compex Neuromuscular Electro-Stimulation System.

This is the ideal session for clients looking to greatly improve their rehab outcomes following injury or surgery (such as ACL, Total Knee Replacements, Meniscal Repairs, Rotator Cuff Repairs etc.).

This may be conducted either in one of our treatment rooms or in the gym at our Bibra Lake clinic.

Please see below on more information on the Compex System!

HOW DOES ELECTROSTIMULATION WORK?

Electrostimulation involves stimulating nerve fibres by electrical impulses transmitted by electrodes. 

1. Motor nerves to stimulate a muscle response referred to as electrical muscle stimulation (EMS).

2. Certain types of sensitive nerve fibres to obtain analgesic effects or pain relief.

1. STIMULATION OF MOTOR NERVES (EMS)

With voluntary activity, the brain orders muscles to contract and a command is then sent to nerve fibres in the form of an electrical signal. This signal is then sent to muscle fibres, which contract. The principle of electrostimulation correctly reproduces the process involved in a voluntary contraction. The stimulator sends an electrical impulse to nerve fibres to excite them. This excitation is then transmitted to muscle

fibres and results in a mechanical response (= a twitch). This is the basic requirement for muscular contraction. The muscular response is to all intents and purposes identical to the muscular work controlled by the brain. 

In other words, the muscle does not distinguish between a command sent by the brain or the stimulator.

2. STIMULATION OF SENSORY NERVES

Electrical impulses can also excite sensory nerve fibres to obtain analgesic effects or pain relief. Stimulating tactile sensory nerve fibres blocks pain being transmitted to the nervous system. Stimulating another type of sensory fibre increases the production of endorphins and therefore reduces pain. With pain relief programmes, electrostimulation can be used to treat acute or chronic localised pain and muscle pain.

BENEFITS OF ELECTROSTIMULATION

Electrostimulation is a very effective method for making muscles work:

• with a significant improvement in various muscle qualities

• with no cardiovascular or mental fatigue

• with limited stress exercised on joints and tendons.