Spotswood Myotherapist clinic
Myotherapy is a hands-on health discipline dedicated to assessing, treating, and managing musculoskeletal issues. Practitioners use clinical reasoning, manual physical therapy, and evidence-based approaches to deliver treatment plans tailored to the client’s unique needs and desired outcomes.
Spotswood Myotherapists are skilled in preventing, addressing early signs, and managing long-term musculoskeletal conditions. Their treatment approach may include massage, dry needling, cupping, joint mobilisation, patient education, tailored exercises, and more.
What techniques do myotherapists use?
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 offer evidence-based assessment, hands-on care, and rehabilitation for musculoskeletal pain and related conditions that stem from 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.
After symptoms have settled, the focus of care becomes improving movement and function through activity modification, helping to prevent future issues and support overall comfort.
How do myotherapists deliver treatment?
We apply a variety of hands-on techniques to address pain and improve posture, 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 to expect during your myotherapy consultation?
The first step in your myotherapy consultation involves a detailed subjective examination. This may include questions about where you feel pain, how the issue started, your daily activities, medical background, and what you hope to achieve through treatment.
Following the initial discussion, your qualified therapist will assess the affected areas, including pain points, posture, and movement limitations, and then use this to create and talk through a personalised treatment plan with you.
What advantages does myotherapy offer?
Myotherapy can support your physical health and overall well-being in many ways, including:
- Helping reduce pain by addressing physical tension and trigger points
- Minimising inflammation and improving circulation
- Helping the body move more freely and with less restriction
- Improved physical strength
- Less muscle stiffness
- Corrected posture
- Reduced stress and tension
- Improved sleep
- Lifted mood and mental state
Athletes may benefit from myotherapy through increased mobility, reduced tiredness, and more efficient movement, all of which can play a role in lowering the risk of injury.
How does myotherapy differ from massage therapy and which one is right for me?
While massage techniques like lymphatic drainage are used in myotherapy, the approach is more comprehensive. The goal is to provide lasting relief and address the source of your pain and discomfort.
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.
Our team of myotherapists near Spotswood
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.
Support for all bodies and lifestyles through myotherapy
There’s no need to put up with muscle pain and discomfort – the skilled team of myotherapists at Williamstown Health + Lifestyle have ample experience in treating patients of all ages and from all walks of life.
Whether it’s long hours at the desk leaving your muscles tight, or intense training sessions causing recurring strains— we understand what you’re going through.
Speak with our knowledgeable team today and explore whether myotherapy is the right option to help manage your pain.