Services
Myotherapy First offers a variety of services including:
Preventative Care
Sports/athletic injury prevention, work injury prevention, back, knee and ankle injury prevention, headache prevention and treatment.
Preventative assessment involves an extensive postural assessment and identification of contributing factors that may be contributing to your condition. Preventative care is relevant in identifying pre-existing factors that may be acting as unhealthy precursors. These may include repetitive or overload activities you are performing every day. This may include occupational, sporting, recreational activities or as a result of a pre-existing injury.
These factors will be identified and measures will be taken to incorporate these changes into your daily life in order to resolve your pain.
Pain Management & Treatment
Many people suffer with pain or discomfort of some nature. Some conditions successfully treated by myotherapy first practitioners include; muscular aches and pains; postural abnormalities; injury rehabilitation; headache/migraine; neck pain; back pain; sciatica; joint problems; carpal tunnel syndrome; compartment syndrome; foot pain; groin pain; hip pain; fibromyalgia; myofascial pain syndrome; stroke; pregnancy related conditions. Your Myotherapist will identify the cause of your pain and decide on the most effective method of treating your pain and managing your condition.
Rehabilitation & Exercise Prescription
Sports/athletic injury rehabilitation, work injury rehabiitation, back, knee and ankle injury rehabilitation, postural rehabilitation.
All muscles, nerves & joints work in relation to one another and can easily become imbalanced. It is important to know which muscle groups to stretch and which to strengthen in order to restore your body to optimal functioning capacity. An exercise or rehabilitation program is designed to rebalance and restore function of muscles and muscle groups. Your practitioner will design a treatment program focused on achieving normal movement and function, thus reducing/eliminating pain. The duration of your rehabilitation will vary depending on your circumstances and condition. Continued assessment of your progress is paramount to your rehabilitation.
Pre & Post Natal
Myotherapy First is Melbourne’s leading specialist in pre and post natal massage & myotherapy. Our pre and post natal specialist, Andrea Williams has years of experience working with pre and post natal women and has spent 6 years researching all aspects of pre and post natal conditions and treatment. Andrea’s experience as a registered nurse and mother of 2 has provided her with an insight into this incredible journey. Andrea also provides baby massage education for parents
Relaxation/Remedial Massage
We also provide relaxation and remedial massage services. Minimizing stress and anxiety can also help with managing many musculosketal abnormalities. It is important to recognize that many of these conditions have an emotional component. Our relaxation sessions focus on total relaxation with the use of music and essential oils.
