Why combine EKMAN myofascial hooks and Winback Technology?

EKMAN Thérapy

As a complement to other manual techniques and physiotherapy tools, hooking allows tissue to be released more easily, quickly and precisely than with the fingers, thanks to its anatomical spatula and the different formats on offer.

Origin:

Hooking was originally invented by Mr Kurt EKMAN, a Swedish physiotherapist and collaborator of Dr CYRIAX.

The basic idea was to be able to use hook-shaped tools of different curvatures; with a spatula-shaped end to insert between the elements to be freed, which would not be possible just with the fingers.

Principle :

The technique consists in mobilizing soft tissues to restore myofascial gliding planes by releasing scar adhesions. Its global action acts on the myo-neuro-hormonovascular system, enabling tissue homeostasis to be restored.

Day-to-day :

More specifically, in monitoring athletes, this will enable us to :

Prevent certain muscular and ligament injuries caused by intensive and repetitive sports training
Release muscular and peri-tendinous tension.
Complement and improve the effectiveness of other difficult-to-treat treatments such as pubalgia or patellar, achilles or tennis elbow tendinopathies.

Method :

Clinical and palpatory examination helps identify restrictions in myofascial or tendinous mobility.

The therapist chooses a hook adapted to the thickness of the area to be treated.
The index finger of the hand is on the curve of the hook (pen grip).
The therapist then makes slow anteroposterior movements towards the lesion, using the palpating hand to pinch around the structure to be hooked. The hook thus accompanies the wave generated.
The palpating hand provides constant feedback on fascial mobility.
Additional traction is applied when the therapist senses a loss of mobility.
The peripheral voltages are lifted first, then the main voltage is approached.

The effects of hooking:

We can speak of mechanical, reflex and trophic effects associated with the use of myofascial hooks.

A mechanical effect through the destruction of adhesions and fibrous corpuscles (dysfunction of gliding planes).
A reflex effect through the induced action of neuromuscular spindles on the contraction of muscle fibers in the immediate area.
A trophic effect: the rebalancing of fascia by hooking stimulates fluid exchange and sympathetic activity. Healing is accelerated and local homeostasis restarted, enabling damaged tissues to be restored more rapidly.

Indications for use:

It is particularly recommended for the treatment of periostitis, epicondylitis and patellar tendinopathy. It can also be applied :

Traumatic adhesions.
Inflammatory pain (tenosynovitis, lumbago, pubalgia).
Peripheral neuropathies (sciatica, cervicobrachial neuralgia, entrapment syndrome, etc.)
Fibrosis of connective tissue (capsulitis, Dupuytren, carpal tunnel, scars).
Trophic disorders (compartment syndrome, SDRC algodystrophy).

Complementary EKMAN hooks with TECAR by Winback technology.

Hooking techniques and Winback technology are highly complementary, since hooking and Tecar energy help restore tissue trophicity. What's more, increasing resistance by crocheting the fabrics will allow Winback energy to build up on this resistance, thereby increasing the thermal effects and releasing tension more quickly.

Combining the mechanical action of the hooks with the metabolic and vascular action provided by Winback will restore the gliding planes even more rapidly.

What's more, the analgesic action provided by the Winback resistive current and HiTENS current makes hooking techniques pain-free. (BACK4 and BACK3TX devices only).