What is Myotherapy?
Our myotherapists evaluate, treat and control pain, injury and dysfunction of the body. They concentrate on the treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain. They can use dry needling and electrotherapy to improve your treatment and give you the most satisfactory outcomes.
Long term, you may have sustained an injury during exercise or sport or hurt your muscles through everyday wear-and-tear. No matter the cause of the symptoms, the myotherapists can bring you a holistic and beneficial treatment. We form a unique treatment plan to address your particular concerns in the short and long term.
Trained to adapt to clients requirements, our myotherapists adjust treatment plans to guarantee a better outcome. We assess your needs at the start of treatment, and we constantly monitor and adjust for your body’s requirement
Increase your soft tissue and musculoskeletal health by reducing knots, adhesions and fibrous tissue from your muscles and connective tissues.
Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal pain
- deep, dull and constant aching pain
- muscular tightness
- painful knots in the muscle (myofascial trigger points)
- decreased joint mobility
- stiff muscles and joints
- numbness in the the arms or legs
- ‘pins and needles’ sensation in fingers or toes
Myotherapy Treatment May Help With;
- Repetitive stress injuries such as tennis elbow
- Most soft tissue sports injuries
- Tension-type headache
- Postural fatigue pain
- Chronic soft tissue back pain
- Hip and shoulder bursitis
- Golfer's elbow
- Muscle strains and joint sprains And more...
Techniques Myotherapy Treatment include
- Hands on massage techniques, such as remedial massage therapy
- Sports massage
- Pregnancy massage
- Lymphatic drainage
- Deep tissue massage therapy
- Trigger point therapy (acupressure)
- myofascial dry needling
- Passive and active stretching techniques
- Muscle stretching and rehabilitation exercises
- Hot or cold therapy
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy
