Frozen Shoulder Overview Frozen shoulder, is also known as per the name “adhesive capsulitis”. A frozen shoulder as per the name is a shoulder that would barely move. Both signs and symptoms typically begin slowly and then get worse. Recovery time is subjective. A common cause of a Frozen Shoulder is having to keep a […]
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Nov
Nov
Parkinson and Massage Overview Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Symptoms usually begin gradually and worsen over time. As the disease progresses, people may have difficulty walking and talking. (1) After this brief introduction to what Parkison is, we […]
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Oct
Oct
Joint Mobilisation Overview Joint mobilisations are manual therapy techniques that aim to improve joint mobility and flexibility and reduce joint pain. Joint mobilisation can be applied to many body joints. There are contraindications that have to be taken into consideration for mobilisation: Joint swelling Osteoarthritis Bond Fracture Bulge disk (if the mobs are intended on […]
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Sep
Sep
Tennis Elbow Overview Tennis elbow or even known as Lateral Epicondylitis is a condition that occurs on the lateral side of the forearm, at the elbow’s high. A common cause is repetitive motions of the wrist and arm. The name Tennis Elbow is just a reference to how common this condition can be in tennis […]
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What is Myotherapy? Myotherapy is a massage treatment technique used to treat or prevent soft tissue pain and restricted joint movement. “Myotherapy” stands for “Myo” Muscle “Therapy” therapy. In Australia, and specifically in Melbourne, it is a practice that in the last few decades took over the massage market, and is not becoming more and […]
Muscle and Tendon are two different types of fibres that connect bonds, and allows joint to be moved by contracting or extending. A muscle consists of fibres of muscle cells covered by fascia, bundled together with many more fascia fibres, all surrounded by thick protective tissue. So each muscle fibre is covered in the fascia, […]
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Apr
Apr
Who along you readers ever experience Knee Pain? Knee pain is a common presentation for clients of any range of age and gender. Knee pain indeed is a vast topic. So in this post, we are going to go through how to identify the reason why we can experience knee pain. For doing so we […]
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Apr
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Why at Melbourne Thai Treatment I offer my services within a Home-Based Massage Clinic. The reason why Melbourne Thai Treatment offers its services within a Home Based Massage Clinic, is due to a series of factors that I will try to summarise below here. Space Service Offered Time and Days As shown on the services […]
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Apr
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Scap-Off Load. A Scap-Off Load is a special test or functional test that we use to evaluate the implication of Lev Scapular and Up. Trap in Cercival Rotation. As previously mentioned, in cervical rotation we got a fair bit of muscle working towards this action. As many clients come in with cervical pain, it’s time […]
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Apr
Apr
First Massage Appointment. At Melbourne Thai Treatment, a first massage appointment session does last a bit longer than a regular appointment. Indeed, if you go on the booking page, you may notice that the first appointment lasted 75mins. Why so?! Well, within the first appointment, as a therapist my aim is to track down your […]
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