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Managing Hypermobility in Young Women: How Myotherapy Can Help
Hypermobility, where joints move beyond their normal range, can be common in young women. While flexibility is often seen as a positive trait, excessive hypermobility can lead to joint pain, instability, and muscle strain.Here’s how myotherapy can help and why prevention is important.How Myotherapy Helps1. Assessment and DiagnosisPersonal Evaluation: Myotherapists assess your joint stability and […]
Health creation – how’s your sense of coherence?
Previously we have written on the topic of salutgenesisSimply put Salutogensis means “health creation.”Salutogenesis was a term coined by Aaron Antonovsky PhD in his 1979 book Health, Stress and Coping – 1979. Salutogensis also made it into the dictionary in 2019.Salutogenesis is the opposite of pathogenesis – the process in which a disease or disorder […]
Unlocking Athletic Potential: How Myotherapy Enhances Power and Function
Athletes constantly seek ways to improve their performance, increase their power, and optimize their function.While training, nutrition, and mental focus are critical components, myotherapy can play a pivotal role in unlocking an athlete’s full potential. As myotherapists, we employ specialised techniques to enhance muscle function, reduce injury risk, and improve overall athletic performance.Here’s how we […]
How Can a Myotherapist Help with Neurological Symptoms?
Myotherapists employ various techniques to address neurological symptoms, enhancing nerve function, reducing pain, and promoting overall well-being. Here are some key methods they use: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Altering Sensation: TENS can modify nerve sensations, providing pain relief and potentially inducing neuroplastic changes that improve sensory function by altering neural input. Muscle Stimulation: TENS stimulates weak muscles, […]
Enhancing your running with Myotherapy
Myotherapy, a form of physical therapy focused on the assessment, treatment, and management of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, can be highly beneficial for runners. Here’s how a myotherapist can support a runner: 1. Injury Prevention One of the primary roles of a myotherapist is to help prevent injuries. For runners, this involves: • Muscle Assessment […]
Growing pains – bones and muscles don’t hurt when growing
Growing pains, also known as (benign nocturnal pains of childhood) is characterised by pains in the legs in children, most typically in the evenings or nighttime.There is no evidence that bones or muscle hurt when they are growing!The medical literature is uncertain about the cause of this problem, and has several theories, all unproven.It is […]