Tag Archives: muscle pain

Myotherapy

Needle for Dry Needling

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 […]

Knee Pain

Knee Anatomy Frontal View

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 […]

First Massage Appointment

First Massage Appointment

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 […]

Range of Motion

Range of Motion Cervical Lateral Felxion

Range of Motion. Range of Motion is the movement of a joint within a 3-dimensional space. Before performing Remedial Massage or a Thai massage and or MLD session, we check for a Range of Motion, know also as ROM. Checking for ROM is to establish the functionality of the joint and the muscles that surround […]

Corrective Exercises VS Massage

corrective exercises fore arm

Corrective exercises VS Massage. As Massage Therapist, I often see people who come in for treatment due to pain and discomfort. Indeed, I am more than happy to be that person who, by manual therapy can alleviate others’ agony. Said so, at the end of the treatment, I tend to show to the client a […]

How Often Should I Get a Massage Appointment?

Upper Trap Remedial Massage

Massage appointments, how often? How often should I come for a massage appointment? Often I got asked this question, and the answer is not as simple as. A massage, that is Remedial Massage, Thai Massage or MLD treatment, has the aim to heal a condition or alleviate the pain. Well, at least that’s the main […]

Pain and MLD

MLD on Lower Leg

MLD and Pain. As previously mentioned, MLD is a massage technique pain-free. This is one of the reasons that makes it so special. It doesn’t matter where the technique is applied, the touch has to be so light, that the patient doesn’t have to feel any pain. And believe it or not, MLD can be […]

Fascia

Fascia Photo

Fascia. What is Fascia? Why it is so important? How does it work? How Thai Massage can help to improve fascia mobility? Fascia (from Latin: “band”) is a band or sheet of connective tissue, mainly made of collagen, that seats below the skin and attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. […]

Functional Test and Shoulder Pain

Empty can test, functional test

Functional test and the empty can test. What is a functional test? What is an empty can test and how does it work? Firstly, functional tests are used to test the strength or load capacity of a single muscle. Secondly, the importance of a functional test is due to avoid misinterpretation of the muscle status […]

Cervical Occipital Muscles

Cervical Occipital Muscles

Firstly the Cervical Occipital muscles are a group of muscles, that seat inferior to the skull and are bilateral to the first and second cervical vertebrae. Cervical Occipital muscles are responsible for 45° of rotation out of 90°. Along with these muscles we find: – Obliquus Capitis Inferior; Origin: Spinous process of Axis (C2) Insertion: […]

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