Myotherapy in Caulfield

When muscles and tendons become damaged or impaired, knotted and tense or immobile, Myotherapy in Caulfield provides a healing treatment that can be gentle or strong, deep or shallow. Myotherapy in Caulfield holistically treats the whole body and traces the discomfort as far as possible back to the original cause, healing both the cause of the disorder as well as the symptoms.

Myotherapy in Caulfield Techniques

Massage uses several specialised techniques to locate and repair damage and to support and speed up the body’s own repair mechanisms. The massage is applied directly to the skin using oil, which ensures that the muscles associated with the disorder and mobilisation of the joint are deeply penetrated. Passive stretching moves are also used.

Benefits of Myotherapy in Caulfield at Caulfield Family Chiropractic

Key benefits of Myotherapy in Caulfield include: the stimulation to the blood supply allowing toxins in the muscles to be removed; the calming of the peripheral nervous system to ease pain and discomfort; and the toning and relaxing of muscles to improve joint mobility. An improvement to the health of the cells, the repairing of tissues, and the easing of stiffness and tension can also be experienced through therapeutic relaxation.

Muscular and skeletal dysfunctions often addressed with Remedial Massage include Fibrositis, Spondylitis, Arthritis, frozen shoulder, muscular cramps, Whiplash, muscular atrophy, sports and dancing injuries.

Sessions usually take 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the whether the practitioner will just address a specific area or give a whole body massage.

Myotherapy in Caulfield – what is it?

Myotherapy i is defined as the systematic manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for a curative effect. Soft tissues are made more pliable through massage to promote circulation and blood flow and bring about healing effects: physical and psychological changes for general well being.

What are the ‘real’ benefits of Myotherapy in Caulfield?

Myotherapy in Caulfield is extremely beneficial to people leading busy lifestyles suffering from what is now commonly encountered work related stress. Massage will not only aid with mental relaxation but will work on physical symptoms of back and neck pain that comes from sitting for an extended period of time at a desk or from physical labor.

The importance of taking regular massage has heightened in recent times as more people recognise how beneficial it is as a way to counteract the effects of sitting in front of a computer screen daily. Corporations are beginning to realise these benefits for staff well-being and as a way to increase productivity. By offering mobile massage therapy as a part of employee benefits in the workplace it could go a long way to help reduce staff stress levels, which in turn will make for a more cooperative relaxed work environment, and then aid productivity. More obviously if employers spend on massage for their staff they might reduce the cost of lost labor through sick days. Work related stress is a serious problem in society leading to poor health, disease, and death. This situation might be helped if employers take the opportunity to enlist the services of a professional Massage Therapist who will educate about the benefits of relaxation and massage.

Many people wait until they are already in pain or suffering spinal injuries before turning to massage, but why let it get that bad? It is a good idea to take regular massage as a preventative measure so that such injuries do not occur. Regular massage maintenance will increase your overall sense of well-being for optimum physical and mental health, helping you to achieve your goals.

Myotherapy in Caulfield is used to treat a wide range of disorders, such as;

• Insomnia
• Muscular tension
• Headaches and migraines
• Work related stress
• Repetitive strain injury
• Depression
• Arthritis
• Pre-natal pregnancy conditions
• Fibrositis
• Spondylitis
• Frozen shoulder
• Whiplash
• Sports and dancing injuries

The power of healing in Myotherapy in Caulfield is the energy that flows through the therapist’s hands in touch to refresh, regenerate and revitalise.

What type of Myotherapy in Caulfield is best for me?

There are several forms of massage on offer, and it can be confusing to know what will work best for a particular ailment or condition. Some massage concentrates more on relaxing the client whilst others will work more deeply at repairing damaged muscle tissue. It may be that you need to try several forms of massage to find what works best for you. You can find more information regarding specific types of massage on the Natural Therapies Pages directory. Here is a brief summary of some commonly found massage therapies:

Connective Tissue Massage – this technique is connected to the Myofascial release technique, and does not involve the use of oil or lotion. It can relieve chronic tension, improve posture and relieve painful symptoms of chronic diseases such as Arthritis, Tendonitis, TMJ and Sciatica

Deep Tissue Massage – focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It is designed to reach the deep sections of thick muscles, specifically the individual muscle fibres.

Remedial Massage – works to heat muscles and tendons that are damaged, impaired or knotted. It holistically treats the whole body and traces the discomfort back to the original cause. It uses specialised techniques to support and speed up the body’s own repair mechanisms. The massage is applied directly to the skin usually with an oil lubricant. Passive stretching moves are also employed.

Trigger point Therapy – Trigger points, also known as myofascial trigger points, are areas of hyper irritability in the soft tissue structure

Sports massage – Sports massage is a type of massage that is specifically tailored to sporting injuries or ailments

Deep tissue massage – Deep Tissue Massage, as its name says, focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue.

Cupping – Cupping is one aspect of Traditional Chinese Medicine that you may not have heard of before but that can have many benefits for you – from helping with pain right through to respiratory disorders.

Sports injury therapy – Sports injury therapy is a type of therapy that treats muscle, joint, ligament or tendon injuries.