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Myotherapy

 

Myotherapy (myo – muscle) is a more advanced form of remedial massage. Myotherapists have the skills to clinically assess and physically (hands on) treat muscle and myofascial pain. They are also able to treat most forms of  injury and dysfunction affecting movement and mobility whether they happen as a result of a sporting injury or in everyday life.
Myotherapy can also be utilised in rehabilitation and teaching injury prevention.

 

Conditions that Myotherapists can treat include:

  • Poor posture (stiff and sore necks and mid back)

  • Joint & Spine pain & dysfunction

  • Scoliosis / Kyphosis

  • Specific conditions such as “Wry neck” etc

  • Acute & chronic back pain / ‘sciatica’

  • Knee, leg & foot pain (strains & sprains)

  • Sporting Injuries

  • Chronic overuse syndromes (e.g. carpel tunnel, tennis/golfers elbow)

  • Acute & chronic conditions affecting function & mobility

  • Chronic & Acute Arthritis

  • Shoulder pain, impingement syndrome, frozen shoulder

  • Pain & dysfunction associated with stress & tension

  • Headaches / migraines

  • Rehabilitative stage of an injury or illness

 

What happens in a Myotherapy consult?

The Myotherapist will take a concise history particularly in relation to the mechanism of injury.  Assessments may include posture, muscle testing, gait analysis etc.  Once the myotherapist has obtained this information, an accurate treatment plan can be implemented.
Treatments may include:
Deep massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial dry needling, Counterstrain, Myofascial release, Cupping, Heat & cold therapy, TENS machines, Corrective exercises (stretches, strength), Core strengthening exercises.

 

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