Services Provided
Myotherapy
“Myotherapy is the assessment, treatment and management of musculoskeletal conditions, which may cause muscular dysfunction and pain thus affecting movement and mobility. Myotherapists utilise a range of treatment techniques to restore and maintain the normal integrity of the soft tissue structures (muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia).
Trigger points within muscles are an example of muscle dysfunction that can cause deep aching pain, local tenderness, referred pain limiting strength and flexibility. Utilising palpation skills Myotherapists can identify trigger points and deactivate them using various soft tissue manipulation techniques.
Muscular dysfunction can be caused by trauma, overload or misuse of muscles arising from occupational, sporting or recreational activities.”* www.myotherapy.org.au
Remedial Massage
Remedial massage manipulates the soft tissue to relieve muscle stiffness and soreness, resulting in decreased soreness and increased flexibility .
Massage oil or cream is applied to the area and the muscles are stretched and manipulated to aid in the removal of wastes, loosening the muscles and breaking down the fibrous tissues and knots.
Sports Massage Pre and Post events
Pre Event Massage Therapy
Sports massage prior to an event is designed to increase circulation in the muscles and improve flexibility by relaxing the muscles aiding in joint movement.
A pre event sports massage usually applied anywhere between 24 hours and 30 minutes prior to the Sporting activity/event.
Post Event Massage Therapy
A post event Sports massage is designed to aid recovery through the flushing of lactic acid waste from the major muscle groups which will reduce next day muscle soreness and restore flexibility.
Functional Fascial Taping
Functional Fascial Taping is a registered trademark. A Taping method has been developed to support traumatised areas, to reduce pain and aid movement.
Compex Machine
Compex is the brand name for a high end tens machine with 4 outlets to allow a number of body parts to be treated simultaneously
In clinic use at Myonet, it is commonly used to reconnect the proprioception connections to the brain. Providing the brain an increased feedback system to allow people to improve their training outcome.
It is also used as a recovery program used to flush muscle waist after an event, game or increased activity.
Below you will find an exert from the manufacturers website and a link should you require a more comprehensive outline of the vast functionality of this equipment.
“Champion athletes worldwide use Compex muscle stimulators to get the winner’s advantage!
Compex products help athletes excel and achieve their dreams by enhancing athletic performance and physical fitness beyond what is achievable through conventional training alone.
Sold since 1986 in Europe, these products are now available to athletes and fitness enthusiasts in Australia.
All Compex products have a foundation in medical technology and combine a Swiss/European heritage of design quality with the most recent advances in science and sports medicine.
They are backed by solid clinical research and data, proving their effectiveness.” www.compexaustralia.com.au
Magnetic Field Therapy (available clinic only)
Magnetic field therapy is exactly as it implies, body parts are placed over a small round cushion that has coils embedded into it, an electric impulse penetrates the coils within the cushion to create a magnetic field that travels through the body speeding up the metabolism to create change. This change is designed to promote or speed up the healing process.
A large single bed size mat is also available to lay on, this once connected to the device is intended to assist the body to repair and create an energy balance often referred to as homeostasis.
For further in depth and comprehensive information, please see the exert below and refer to manufacturers website.
“MAS stands for Magnetic Systems and was established over 23 years ago. The MAS Medical Product Trade GmbH is headquartered in Leibnitz/Austria and the focus is to provide devices that generate frequencies and waveforms that utilize pulsed electromagnetic fields. The newest generation of high-value frequency therapy products offer a wide range of application possibilities.”
http://masmagnetics.com/
Intermuscular Needle Stimulation/Dry Needling
Dry Needling is the use of Acupuncture needles to promote healing of muscle tissue, deactivating trigger points and using the body innate ability to heal itself.
Dry needling enables us to reach deeper muscles below others without causing trauma to the superficial muscles we need to get though.
Dry needling enables us to target problems that would usually be painful to manually treat.
Trigger Point Release/De-activation
A trigger point is more commonly known as a knot in the muscle. The release and de-activation technique, involves locating, massaging, stretching or employing other techniques to release the knot.
This technique improves blood and lymphatic flow and stretches the muscle improving flexibility and reducing localised or referred pain.
Muscle Energy Techniques (MET)
MET is a manual therapy that uses gentle muscle contractions of the client to reduce muscular tension and lengthen tissue to a relaxed state.
A resisted isometric contraction done at 10 – 20 % of the clients strength against a resistance is usually sufficient to cause some muscle relaxation.
Myofascial Realease
MFR is a specialized physical and manual therapy used for the treatment and rehabilitation of soft tissue and fascial tension. This therapy targets skeletal muscle immobility and pain in contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles.
Often used to treat chronic pain, using sustained pressure to myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion.
Mobilisation Techniques
Mobilisation is a term used in relation to joint movement. It is a manual therapy intervention, a type of passive movement of a skeletal joint.
It is usually aimed at a specific joint that has reduced functional range or movement with the aim of achieving a therapeutic effect and restoring it back to an improved or functional range. When applied to the spine, it is known as spinal mobilization.