Surfcoast Remedial Massage & Myotherapy

Initial Appointment - Remedial Massage and Myotherapy in Torquay

Initial Appointment & Ongoing Treatment Information

Remedial Massage Torquay

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At Surfcoast Remedial Massage & Myotherapy Torquay, our experience in natural health modalities, both theoretically and practically, means your musculoskeletal pain and range of movement issues can be corrected confidently and effectively.

The Initial appointment is a really important opportunity to discuss your needs, and what you expect to gain from your treatment.

A thorough history is taken to understand your injury and how best it can be treated.

All consultations involve the following protocols:
History take and carefully record patient-practitioner discussion
Assess posture, pelvic positioning, scoliosis evidence and pelvic/sacral instability
Perform Orthopedic Testing (where required) - to achieve diagnosis/cause of pain
Range of Movement (ROM) restriction assessment
Palpate - to diagnose muscle "end feel" (tightness, restriction and local pain)
Perform highly effective soft tissue, joint mobilisation and "joint play" treatment, including Cupping, Myofascial pain Dry Needling
Perform and provide stretching and strengthening exercises to do at home and work
Perform Kinesiology and postural correction taping (as required)
Seek follow up feedback as required post consultations to gauge patient recovery/progress

Surfcoast Remedial Massage & Myotherapy Torquay provides a professional clinic in a spacious, comfortable environment for manual therapy, strengthening and post treatment exercises.

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Around 90% of our patients have a lower back and/or cervical pain, or a ongoing headache complaint - which is primarily caused by a "forward head and shoulder" posture, through prolonged poor habits.

Excessing lower back curvature can cause a common ailment referred to as Anterior Pelvic Tilt (ATP). The key to managing this is bi-lateral strengthening and conditioning of key tissues that stabalise the pelvis.

We assess your pelvic position and provide effective treatment and ongoing management for this common condition

Are you taking over the counter or prescription pain relief on a regular basis, to get through the day? Are you stressed? Suffering mental illness If so, Myotherapy treatment is very effective for you.

Hypertonic (excessively tight) muscle tissue can cause the activation of painful trigger points.

These are commonly located in various parts of the body where excessive stess or loading is evident.

Pain can often be referred. This is where Myotherapists like Jonathan are trained to effectively map out where your pain is coming from.

Whether you are an office-based worker, an elite athlete, weekend sports participant, surfer, golfer or someone who is inactive, Myotherapy is of benefit to everyone. We all need it!

Myotherapy modalities improve mental health, performance in sport, increased mobility, reduced muscular and joint pain, relieve stress and tissue tension and to treat other health-related issues such as anxiety, depression and Insomnia, just to name a few.

It simply enables the bio-mechanics of the entire muscolskeletal system to work cohesively.

The Initial appointment is a really important opportunity to discuss your needs, and what you expect to gain from your treatment.

We assess your pelvic position and provide effective treatment and ongoing management for this common condition

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​Myotherapy modalities improve mental health, performance in sport, increased mobility, reduced muscular and joint pain, relieve stress and tissue tension and to treat other health-related issues such as anxiety, depression and Insomnia, just to name a few.

Myotherapy modalities improve mental health, performance in sport, increased mobility, reduced muscular and joint pain, relieve stress and tissue tension and to treat other health-related issues such as anxiety, depression and Insomnia, just to name a few.