Preventative Care

At Myotherapy First, we provide quality 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 to ascertain if there are any underlining structural issues that may need intervention. Preventative care is relevant in identifying pre-existing factors that may be a precursor to your condition. These factors may involve occupational, sporting, recreational activities or as a result of a pre-existing injury. Emotional, pyschological, chemical & nutritional factors (such as vitamin & mineral deficiencies) are also involved in musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction.

At the beginning of your consultation, your Myotherapist will perform a thorough physical and neurological assessment. This assessment will include the following:

• posture
• muscle symmetry (muscle tone, contraction, wasting)
• skeletal symmetry (scoliosis, leg length differences, hip, knee and foot positioning)
• strength and reflex testing
• specialist orthopaedic tests

The results of these tests will be discussed in detail with you.

Your Myotherapist will then discuss a variety of treatment methods with you, a treatment plan will be established & a corrective/preventative exercise program will be developed.