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When to see a Myotherapist

Injuries that don’t seem to ever fully recover, ongoing stiffness, feelings of discomfort and tightness, or just a plain inability to do activities you used to be able to do is a sign your body may benefit from some Myotherapy treatment.

The musculoskeletal system producing pain or shutting down movements through spasms or tightness is generally the bodies way of alerting you to an injury or the potential for an injury.

The muscular aches, sharpness on certain movements and stiffness in others can all be signs your body is trying to protect itself or compensate to it’s best ability. In some cases, it has been compensating for a long time and is starting to tire, and this is where we see repetitive injuries or tightness becoming ‘the norm’ for someone.

‘I often get patients who have tried other physical therapies before with some or limited success, and many times the bit missing was addressing and assessing the muscular and fascial patterns. The muscular system is truly amazing! I see it as a feedback mechanism that is always building strength, endurance and flexibility in response to the environment. And when it creates pain (albeit, it’s annoying) – it’s just trying to defend itself and aid the body.’

Myotherapists can assess both acute and chronic injuries and work alongside other health care professionals (such as Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Podiatrists, Exercise Physiologists etc).

For acute injuries, we assess the level of inflammation present and tailor advise accordingly. In most cases, ice and resting in recovery positions with some treatment to effected muscles and home care advise is enough – whilst in others (particularly those that arise from nerve pain origins) may require anti-inflammatories.

If the injury is lingering, that’s when further treatments may progress to address any underlying compensations arising from the injury (or that may have lead to injury in the first place). Specific exercises and stretching may become part of the regular routine to get you back into your sport, work or leisurely activity.
Sometimes due to work or sport demands, clients may decide regular treatments maybe suitable. I often find increased hours at work or stress being the main cause for clients to seek more regularly fascial release.

Chronic injuries are generally more complex and for optimal care require an ongoing plan. Clients with chronic pain generally have had many interactions with healthcare professionals and I have often found they have felt unheard, mis-managed or altogether confused about where to go and what to do next. This is where multi-modal teams can be utilised to garner information about where the client has already been and what hasn’t worked, so we can re-assess and get them back in the right direction.

Your Myotherapist may reach out on your behalf to previous practitioners, whilst also formulate an ongoing plan that may include further practitioners such as physiotherapists or specific pain specialists.
It’s about getting the right care at the right time and ongoing assessment to ensure the treatment is working with the patient where they currently are.