Myotherapy
Myotherapy
What is Myotherapy?
Myotherapy is a form of physical therapy that is designed to treat pain and other related conditions. A Myotherapist can assist you with many conditions including:
- Shin splints
- Headaches
- Chronic pain
- Reptitive strain injurry
- Sports injuries
- Rotator cuff problems
- Jaw pain and clicking
- Tennis elbow
- Many more…
Myotherapy uses hands-on therapy to design treatment plans to meet specific client needs and help you reach your health goals.
When should you see a Myotherapist?
There are many reasons to seek Myotherapy treatment including the following:
- Sprains
- Some parts of joint pain
- Back pain
- Sports injuries
- Overuse injuries
Myotherapists use massage and a number of other techniques shared by physical therapists and osteopaths who help with the release muscular tension and reduce pain. Myotherapy is a form of remedial massage where the therapist uses a trigger point massage to release to relieve muscle and myofascial pain using the hands, fingers, elbows, or knuckles.
A trigger point is a sensitive area of tight muscle fiber that forms in muscles, typically from injury or any overuse.