{"id":4884,"date":"2020-10-22T02:41:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-378137-1398760.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2025-09-03T22:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:38:53","slug":"what-is-ecp-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/index.php\/2020\/10\/22\/what-is-ecp-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ECP Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4884\" class=\"elementor elementor-4884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1145db elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4e1145db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ebad3e\" data-id=\"26ebad3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73ca0932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73ca0932\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf0a095\" data-id=\"cf0a095\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b114c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b114c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is ECP Therapy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e53f853 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3e53f853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a339c7b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/index.php\/author\/ecp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">By<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tecp\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/index.php\/2020\/10\/22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 22, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d7670a7 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>2:41 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e545d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e545d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECP Therapy is a new and holistic approach to health and wellness, with endless benefits. These benefits can suit just about anyone, but is especially good for heart disease prevention or as an alternative for those not wanting invasive surgery. We here at ECP Health work with athletes to reduce recovery time, corporate workers to reduce stress, and a wide range of injuries that work in combination with physiotherapy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h5><strong>But before we jump into it, what even is ECP Therapy?<\/strong><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECP stands for External Counterpulsation, often shortened down to ECP. This approach increases oxygen-rich blood throughout the body and helps to release nitric oxide. The release of nitric oxide will provide a relaxing and detoxing impact, allowing your body to release inflammation and stress. On the other hand, increasing the production of oxygen-rich blood will only serve your body better, reducing inflammation and unblocking arteries.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4888 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caleb-shong-wDwjWKi271g-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caleb-shong-wDwjWKi271g-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caleb-shong-wDwjWKi271g-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caleb-shong-wDwjWKi271g-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caleb-shong-wDwjWKi271g-unsplash-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caleb-shong-wDwjWKi271g-unsplash-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Source: Caleb Shong<\/p><p>This oxygen-rich blood flow will help to improve the function of several of your major organs, including your heart, liver, kidneys, and even brain, to the function of your eyes and muscles. It\u2019s also great for your skin, as it boosts vitality and helps reduce cellulite and is linked to reducing ageing! As it\u2019s non-surgical and non-invasive, it can be offered to people who have heart disease or those unwilling to try an alternative to the standard health treatment options.<\/p><p>ECP Therapy improves many cardiac health issues, can improve sports and athlete performance, and is conducive to overall health and wellness. By increasing the blood flow throughout the body, ECP Therapy will help oxygenated blood flow freely from the heart. This process aids circulation and helps your body remove any build up of toxic debris. ECP Therapy does this by aiding the body in the removal of the metabolic and environmental waste toxins and products that are damaging to the cells. <\/p><h5><strong>What do I expect from ECP Therapy?<\/strong><\/h5><p>One treatment will usually take about an hour, and can be daily, stretching from five to 12 weeks. You will be lying down on a comfortable table, or lay-down chair, and you will have the pneumatic cuffs fitted to your calves, thighs and buttocks on each leg. These cuffs will inflate and deflate based on your heart rhythm, the electrocardiogram and blood pressure monitors. It might feel like a \u2018hug\u2019 on your legs while you experience the ECP Therapy sensation. While your heart is at rest, this process increases the blood flow throughout the body.<\/p><p>ECP Therapy is a low-risk and relaxing treatment, and provides great improvement to nearly every patient that completes the full 35 treatment course. As you progress through the treatment plan, you may get an increase in stamina and energy and overall wellness! <\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4758 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ECP-Therapy-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ECP-Therapy-Image.jpg 751w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ECP-Therapy-Image-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: ECP Therapy<\/span><\/p><h5><strong>What can ECP Therapy do for me?<\/strong><\/h5><p>If you\u2019re an athlete or an office worker, ECP Therapy has endless benefits. It can improve cardiovascular fitness and energy levels while reducing fatigue, lactic acid, and recovery time between workouts. Workplaces in this day and age are often high-stress and high-intensity, resulting in the physical body taking the full brunt of these impacts. ECP Therapy can decrease this stress on the body, and in turn maintain the sought after high level of productivity needed. As it improves stress, these treatments can also increase mental alertness and reduce muscle tension, improving posture &#8211; which could be especially helpful for those individuals sitting at desks.<\/p><p>Heart disease prevention is top priority of ECP Health. If you\u2019re an individual with a chronic heart disease, or angina, ECP Therapy can reduce your symptoms, increase your energy, and results last for three years or more. It can be a great alternative for you to relieve angina symptoms by producing new blood vessels, providing a natural bypass around your narrowed or blocked arteries.<\/p><p>You should continue your standard and day-to-day activities with ECP Therapy, as it\u2019s designed to help and assist in the holistic and overall well-being. We recommend you chat to your doctor, licensed trainer, or a licensed nutritionist in order to reach a health goal. Alongside ECP Therapy, these will get you to where you need to be. <\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4889 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/annie-3PFStp7JA9s-unsplash-1-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/annie-3PFStp7JA9s-unsplash-1-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/annie-3PFStp7JA9s-unsplash-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/annie-3PFStp7JA9s-unsplash-1-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/annie-3PFStp7JA9s-unsplash-1-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ecptherapy.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/annie-3PFStp7JA9s-unsplash-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Source: Annie xnnxxmx<\/p><h5><strong>I\u2019m interested, what\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/h5><p>Book in a time for a 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