A practitioner (usually soft tissue therapist/Chiropractor/ Physiotherapist) who has undergone training by ‘Winks Greene’ herself is most educated on its use. I completed my doctorial thesis on the Transeva after training with Winks Greene in South Africa and was intrigued by its miraculous results in both nerve and scar tissue injuries suffered by professional sportsmen.
What is it?
The Transeva is a type of modality (like Ultrasound/Tens/IFC) but this modality works by a modified Faradic wave integrating muscle and nerve involuntarily.
How it works
Simply the current contracts and relaxes the muscles, bringing circulation to the tissues and removing lymphatic drainage away at the same rate. The current has a strong muscle-nerve integration effect which is effective in nerve injuries. When injury takes place and inflammation sets in, the use of Transeva therapy helps control the inflammation. It does this by preventing products of inflammation collecting in the tissues and not allowing them to become stagnant, so the prevention of adhesions is still further assisted. (Bedell-Sivright 2005) This is supported by Graham who concluded that the faradism affords the quickest means of relief after stretching or tearing injuries to muscles (Graham, 1893). The adhesions may be related to pain relief as decreased adhesions allow for increased range of motion and subjective improvement in ability due to the increased mobility of the muscle within its sheath.
Who could benefit from Transeva Therapy?
Patients who have an ongoing injury, where scar tissue is embedded resulting in nerve entrapment (pins and needles, numbness, or wasting of muscle tissue), or pain/loss of mobility in a joint(common are shoulder and neck stiffness with limited movement.) Migraine and headache sufferers where the upper cervical vertebra is not moving and manipulation is too difficult, this muscular contraction against the cranium releases the muscle tension well. Haematoma injuries respond well to Transeva therapy.
Quadriplegics, Paraplegics and Palsy’s where there is nerve damage (the earlier the treatment for these injuries the more chance of limiting paralysis).
Common injuries treated: Scar Tissue injuries & Nerve Injuries
"I make a diagnosis using full physical and orthopedic examinations and treat accordingly using a combination of soft tissue treatments including: Transeva therapy (to clear inflammation, promote nerve integration and break through scar tissue); Dry needling (to release active trigger points or ‘knots’ in muscles); and Manipulation to realign joint subluxation. By treating the full injury ‘picture’ including the muscles, joints, tendons/ ligaments and nerves; pain is decreased, mobility is increased and quicker recovery takes place which allows for a more effective rehabilitation program to proceed."
