Myotherapy

Myotherapy is a type of manual remedy which targets the assessment, therapy and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal discomfort and connected pathologies. The word myotherapy was actually coined by Bonnie Prudden a specific kind of trigger point remedy which she created in the 1970s in line with the earlier work of Drs Travell and Simons who executed extensive research in to the cause and therapy of pain due to myofascial trigger factors.

On the ensuing FORTY yrs, myotherapy has advanced to turn out to be an allied wellness discipline that is practiced in lots of countries around the world including Australia, British, United states, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong.

Myotherapy incorporates not merely the trigger stage therapy, but additionally an array of smooth tissue massage and manipulation including among others: muscle energy method, dry needling, joint mobilization etc. Myotherapists furthermore utilitise therapeutic stretching, nutritional advice, workout prescription, postural guidance and education, and usage of thermal (heat/chilly) and electro-mechanical treatments, electronic.g. ultrasound, TENS, as necessary.