What is Myotherapy?
Myotherapy is a form of hands on, manual physical therapy which focuses on treating and preventing soft tissue pain and restricted joint movement. Muscular and soft tissue pain can be caused by dysfunctional movement patterns of the muscles, joints, soft tissues and surrounding myofascia.
Myofascia is the thin, fibrous sheet of tissue that surrounds and separates each muscle and organ. Ligaments and tendons are also made up of multiple bundles of myofascial fibres.
The philosophy of myotherapy is founded on Western medical principles, which aim to remove trigger points from the muscle which cause pain. A trigger point is a knot in the muscle which can cause pain. Myotherapists aim to remove the knot in the muscle, thus decreasing your pain.
Myotherapists are the highest qualified musculoskeletal massage therapist in Australia, the course includes anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. Myotherapy is covered by most major health funds and you don’t need a referral from a doctor to make an appointment with a myotherapist.
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
