El Hospital de Dénia He has added to its portfolio of treatments and physiotherapy service technical EPM (Percutaneous Electrolysis musculoskeletal), which allows dealing with chronic tendinopathy success.
The EPM treatment is suitable for such common conditions such as plantar fasciitis, epicondylitis (also called "tennis elbow), Tendinopathies affecting Achilles Tendon, Tendinopathies Rotator Cuff shoulder (Supraespinoso) or chronic injuries Tendon Knee.
According says Dr. Alvaro Escuder Tella Head of Rehabilitation Hospital of Dénia, "It is a highly demanded technique in medicine and sports physiotherapy but that, until recently, was restricted to the private sector". The Supervisor of Physiotherapy Unit, Mariano Martin Macho Martinez explains that "It is a simple technique that involves applying a galvanic current to the injured tissue through an acupuncture needle". The average of the sessions is between 3 and 5, with an approximate duration of 15 minutes.
Hospital de Dénia practice this therapy with ultrasound, allowing in a single session to carry out an accurate diagnosis and therapy applied specifically in the damaged tissue, greatly increasing effectiveness.
Treatment with EPM, compared to other traditional rehabilitation techniques such as massage therapy, kinesitherapy or electrotherapy, shortens the recovery time of the patient and is an efficient alternative both to conventional surgery as corticosteroid injection, which not they are free of side effects
