What is Myotherapy?

In common with other allied health practices Myotherapists utilise a wide range of evidence based treatment approaches and skill, which in addition to manual therapy, assists with muscular pain and dysfunction.

Myotherapy treatments can assist and aid in prevention of injuries and pain and the ongoing management of chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

Treatment depends on the complaint but includes a range of techniques, such as:

  • Massage, including sports and remedial techniques

  • Gently moving the patient’s affected body part through its range of motion (passive stretching)

  • Hot or cold therapy

  • Cupping

  • Trigger point therapy

  • Dry needling

What do Myotherapists treat?

  • Back pain

  • Neck and shoulder pain

  • Headaches

  • Sports injuries

  • Rotator cuff injuries

  • Occupational injuries

  • Achilles tendinopathy and other ankle injuries

  • Jaw pain and clicking

  • Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain presentations

  • Tennis elbow

You don’t need to be in pain to visit a Myotherapist. Once symptoms have settled, treatment may focus on restoring optimal activity (rehabilitation), reducing the likelihood of further injury and keeping you moving and performing at your best.

What to expect at your first appointment?

Allow one hour for your first Myotherapy appointment. In this time your Myotherapist will ask lots of questions as part of taking your individual case history. Some of these questions may seem irrelevant or unrelated but they are important for your Myotherapist to be able to form the most comprehensive diagnosis they can.

Your Myotherapist will then perform a physical examination checking muscles and movement.

Your Myotherapist may ask you to remove certain layers of clothing to expose the areas to be worked on. You will be provided with towels to cover you and your Myotherapist will leave the room while you do this to give you privacy. Treatment will follow.

Your Myotherapist may refer you to other healthcare professionals for further diagnosis or treatment, depending on your medical condition.

WHAT IS THE COST OF A TREATMENT?

30 minute consultation $70.

45 minute consultation $85.

60 minute consultation $100.

 

Cassandra Sinnott

Myotherapist

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