What is Impulse Therapy?

Neil Smith is one of the few UK-based practitioners trained by Winks Greene, who pioneered the development of the Transeva and has healed thousands of horses and athletes in South Africa…read more

…from the horse’s mouth

The benefits of the Impulse Therapy, as described by Winks Greene herself…..read more

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The pathology of muscle inflammation : adhesions

It is thought that strains most frequently happen near the muscle-tendon junction and that the muscle fibres themselves are partially torn.
Tears may be acute (arising from a single, violent excessive force) or chronic (arising from prolonged overuse or one episode of over activity).
To stabilize the affected area, the body responds by laying down scar tissue (or adhesions) that increasingly restrict movement, blood flow, lymphatic flow, venous flow and nerve conduction.
Within two days of an injury, adhesions typically begin to develop in the tissues of the musculoskeletal systems in a number of combinations (between the fascia and muscles; muscles and bones; muscles and nerves; tendons and joints, etc.)
Adhesions limit the flexibility of muscles and joints and if a nerve is pinched there are abnormal sensations like numbness, tingling, shooting pains, burning sensations, weakness and muscle atrophy. Muscles become shorter and weaker and the tension on tendons can cause tendonitis.

A treatment that is specifically designed to treat soft tissue injuries, such as Impulse Therapy, can help to break this cycle through the increase of blood flow to the site, the increased drainage of exudates from the site and the movement of the muscles to help break down any existing adhesions.

Learn more about how adhesions form and the damage they can do….read more

History of the Transeva

Sir Charles Strong, Harley Street specialist physiotherapist, personal physiotherapist to the Royal Family and a supporter of "Faradism", developed a physiotherapeutic machine known as the "Strongbox", for which he was knighted.
Lord Louis Mountbatten commented that "if you can cure our polo injuries, why can't you cure those of our polo ponies".
Winks Greene trained in physiotherapy at St Mary's Hospital, London, under Charles Strong and went on to be one of the founder members of the ACPAT (Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy).
To date, Winks Greene has treated over 40,000 horses.
The therapy has also been used for sports injuries on rugby players (including Springboks Mark Andrews, Henry Honiball and Bobby Skinstad), jockeys (Muis Roberts and Felix Coetzee) and people who have suffered cardiovascular and orthopedic trauma.

What is Impulse Therapy?

Neil Smith is one of the few UK-based practitioners trained by Winks Greene in the use of the Transeva. Winks, a physiotherapist based in South Africa, developed the Transeva in the 1980s and has since healed thousands of horses.

Her first patient was Gondolier, a South African racehorse that was completely lame from a hindquarter injury and not expected to race again. Six months after treatment with the Winks Greene Transeva, Gondolier won the 1985 Durban July Handicap, South Africa's equivalent of the Derby.

Since then, Winks has treated a number of Springbok rugby players, including Henry Honiball, Mark Andrews and Bobby Skinstad.

…from the horse’s mouth

Winks Greene has absolute faith in the Transeva and the benefits it can bring, namely the accurate diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of injuries, the absolute safety of use and the simplicity of use.

Use of the Transeva can result in:

Rapid restoration of muscle tone (muscle elasticity, irritability and contractility) and reduction in muscle wasting.
An increase in blood flow to the muscles and neighbouring tissues, with all the attendant beneficial physiological consequences..
Rapid removal of waste tissue products, preventing stagnation of lymph and its serious sequelae.
Active promotion of absorption of fluid and extravasated blood and lymph.
Minimized risk of and gradual loosening of adhesions through muscle movement and prevention of lymph organization .
Maintenance of areolar tissue suppleness and flexibility (necessary for efficient joint action) through prevention of lymph stagnation in the joint interspaces.

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