Myotherapy in Seddon
Myotherapy is a client-focused allied health profession centred on the assessment, treatment, and management of musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain. Practitioners apply manual therapy, evidence-based decision-making, and clinical problem-solving to create personalised care plans tailored to the individual’s goals and needs.
Seddon Myotherapists are trained to assist and aid in the prevention, early intervention, and management of chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Treatment methods may include massage, dry needling, cupping techniques, joint mobilisation, education, exercise prescription, and more.
How do myotherapists treat muscle pain?
Trigger Point Therapy
Myofascial Stretching
Cupping
Dry needling
Which conditions can myotherapy help with?
Sport Specific
Occupational and sports injuries
Soft Tissue & Musculoskeletal Injury
Chronic pain
Fibromyalgia
Shoulder, Wrist & Elbow Pain
Tennis and golfer’s elbow
Shoulder impingement syndrome
Frozen shoulder
Hip, Knee & Ankle Pain
Achilles tendinopathy
Shin splints
Sciatica
Plantar Fasciitis
Headaches & Migraines
Tension headache
Jaw & Neck Pain
Postural strain
Back Pain
Chronic pain
Disc injuries
Scoliosis
How can a myotherapist help?
Myotherapists deliver targeted care based on clinical evidence, helping assess, treat, and rehabilitate a wide variety of musculoskeletal concerns associated with muscle or myofascial dysfunction.
Myofascia are delicate but strong sheets of connective tissue that support and separate muscles, while also including the tendons and ligaments that link muscles and bones.
When patients’ symptoms have settled, treatment then focuses on restoring movement through modifying activity, helping to reduce the risk of further injury and keeping you moving and feeling your best.
Which therapy techniques are part of a myotherapist’s care?
Our practitioners use a range of hands-on treatment techniques to reduce pain and treat postural imbalances, including:
- Myofascial release
- Deep tissue, sports, and/or remedial massage
- Trigger point therapy
- Dry needling
- Cupping
- Muscle stretching
- Hot or cold therapy
- Joint mobilisation
- Muscle energy techniques
- Soft tissue manipulation
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy
- Corrective exercises
What happens in a myotherapy session?
Your first session will begin with a comprehensive subjective assessment, covering the areas you’re experiencing discomfort, possible causes or injuries, medical and lifestyle history, and your goals for treatment.
Next, your therapist will carry out a detailed assessment focusing on areas of discomfort, posture, and movement restrictions. Using these findings, they will identify contributing factors and collaborate with you on a tailored management plan.
How can myotherapy support your health?
Myotherapy plays a role in improving both physical function and overall well-being, including:
- Helping reduce pain by addressing physical tension and trigger points
- Minimising inflammation and improving circulation
- Greater range of movement and improved flexibility
- Improved physical strength
- Reduced muscle tension
- Better body alignment
- Less physical and mental strain
- Improved sleep
- Improved mood and mental well-being
It also plays a role in enhancing athletic performance by helping athletes increase their range of motion, reduce fatigue, and improve their movement efficiency. All of this may help with injury prevention.
What is the difference between myotherapy and massage, and which one is better for me?
Myotherapy includes remedial massage techniques such as lymphatic drainage, but its focus extends much further. Your myotherapist aims to achieve long-term results by addressing both symptoms and contributing factors.
Used in many treatment approaches, remedial massage supports short-term pain reduction and serves a therapeutic function. By comparison, relaxation massage is centred on calming the body and mind and, while not therapeutic, can still relieve muscular tension.
The Seddon myotherapists behind your care
Alana Carr
Alana is an enthusiastic myotherapist and clinical pilates instructor, passionate about helping people manage pain and improve their quality of life.
Alana not only uses her hands on treatment skills to reduce pain and improve mobility but she places a strong emphasis on education and movement therapies.
As a clinical pilates instructor she prescribes corrective exercise advice for her clients. Alana enjoys working with chronic pain, lower back/hip pain and postural related pain clients however also enjoys working with the general population to help reach their health and well being goals.
Myotherapy is for everyone at Williamstown Health + Lifestyle
You don’t have to live with ongoing muscle pain – the experienced myotherapists at Williamstown Health + Lifestyle work with individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
From physically demanding workdays to regular sports-related aches and injuries, we see what you’re facing— and we’re here to help.
Speak with our knowledgeable team today and explore whether myotherapy is the right option to help manage your pain.