Haberer & Faust - Praxis für Physiotherapie

Description of Services:

• physiotherapy

  Physiotherapy is a medical treatment prescribed based on a doctor's diagnosis, consisting of various therapeutic approaches. The treatment aims to stimulate the body's physiological responses and promote the patient's self-initiative. It provides the patient with guidance on how to independently support the healing process and prevent recurring problems.

• Manual Therapy

  Many muscle and joint pain conditions arise from restricted mobility. A joint blockage is often described using the image of a stuck drawer: the tense muscles surrounding the joint restrict the bones and prevent them from moving freely.

  Joint mobilization or stretching shortened muscles aims to reduce pain and increase range of motion.

  These treatments are used to treat conditions that are triggered or exacerbated by reversible joint dysfunction.

• Physiotherapy according to PNF

  The term PNF is an abbreviation for Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and describes the interplay between the muscular and nervous systems. In patients with neurological conditions, the PNF method particularly promotes motor learning and endurance.

  Through movements in various diagonal directions, involving as many joints as possible, movement patterns are initiated, leading to muscle activation and strengthening.

  By adjusting resistance, muscle tension is transferred to other muscle groups. This not only strengthens individual muscles but also engages entire muscle chains, mobilizing the patient's performance reserves.

• Physiotherapy according to the Bobath concept

  The Bobath concept is one of the most widely used therapies worldwide for treating hemiplegia following a stroke.

  It is not a treatment method, but rather a problem-solving approach to assessing and treating individuals with impairments of function, movement, and muscle tone caused by a lesion of the central nervous system (CNS).

• Manual trigger point therapy

  Pain and dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system can have various causes.
  The musculature as a primary cause of pain and functional limitations has long been neglected. Overloading or traumatic overstretching often creates zones in a muscle that are characterized by hypoxia. As a result of the lack of oxygen, the myosin and actin filaments in these areas can no longer detach from each other. These affected muscle areas can be felt – they are trigger points. Provocation through pressure triggers pain that is often transmitted to other areas of the body. But not only pain, but also muscle weakness without primary atrophy, movement restrictions, proprioceptive disorders with impaired coordination and autonomic vegetative reactions can be caused by trigger points.
  The sum of all symptoms caused by active trigger points is referred to as "myofascial pain syndrome".
  With appropriate therapy, this muscle pathology can often be completely eliminated – and sometimes even after years.
  Since chronic pain patients often have altered and shortened connective tissue, not only the trigger points themselves, but also the connective tissue is treated using manual techniques. Our treatment concept today consists of a systematic 6-step program. Four manual techniques are complemented by measures for stretching and functional strengthening of the muscles.

• Rheumatism treatment

  Physiotherapy is an important component of rheumatology treatment. Using various methods, such as pain-relieving techniques (using heat or cold to relax muscles) or mobilization techniques from manual therapy (to improve or maintain mobility), we aim to positively influence acute flare-ups or the chronic course of the disease.

  Reducing pain and improving mobility mean a better quality of life.

• Extension applications

  Extension therapy involves applying traction to the joints or spine using a sling table or extension device. The goal is to relieve pressure on the affected joints or spine.

  This therapy is primarily used for spinal disorders, such as herniated or bulging discs.

  The extension provides immediate relief to the affected areas of the spine and intervertebral discs.

• Fango/Natural peat

  Mud packs/natural moor mud and hot air are frequently used as a preparatory measure for subsequent therapy. The heat is intended to loosen tense muscles and alleviate the resulting pain. The subsequent therapy is then more effective and longer lasting, and less painful.

  The hot roll is a time-tested hydrotherapeutic procedure in which a tightly wrapped towel is filled with very hot water. The moist heat penetrates deep into the tissue during application and promotes blood circulation.

• Temporomandibular joint treatment

  Many people experience discomfort in the head and neck area, shoulders, and spine. Often, the cause of this discomfort lies in a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction.

  These symptoms include:

  Pain in the chewing muscles and/or TMJ
  Fatigue and/or stiffness in the chewing muscles
  Pain and/or restricted movement when opening the mouth
  Headaches
  Joint clicking or grinding when opening the mouth
  Teeth grinding
  In any case, we consider the functionality of the TMJ holistically. This often leads to a full physical examination for diagnostic purposes.

• Massages

  Classical massage therapy focuses on eliminating pain syndromes by relaxing neural and muscular structures. It involves the mechanical manipulation of skin, connective tissue, and muscles through stretching, pulling, and pressure.

  The effects of massage extend from the treated area of ​​the body to the entire organism and also include the psyche.

  Connective tissue massage belongs to the category of reflexology. The basic idea behind this technique is that the treatment should not only produce local effects at the site of massage but also achieve effects on internal organs via specific nerve stimulation.

  Connective tissue massage primarily treats zones in the torso. Various massage techniques are used to influence potential changes in the connective tissue and muscles. This can affect the autonomic nervous system.