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Myotherapy Fitzroy North

Are you looking for a good Myotherapy treatment in Fitzroy North? Look no further, Melbourne Massage & Treatment have you covered.

Giovanni is a qualified Clinical Myotherapist with a Bachelor in Health Science, that deliver science based treatment and training.

Get to know how hands on treatment and exercises training are the best way to leave behind chronic pain and aches. Let a Myotherapist, show you the way to a pain free life.

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What is Myotherapy?

Myotherapy is one of the core services at Melbourne Massage and Treatment, used to treat or prevent soft tissue pain and restricted joint movement.

Melbourne Massage and Treatment offers Myotherapy services that aim to improve your well-being by reducing aches and pains as well as enhancing your understanding of your body presentation.

In your myotherapy session, Giovanni will guide you through specific active, passive, and resisted movements allowing for a targeted and personalised treatment plan that suits your needs.

What to Expect from Myotherapy Treatment

  • Effective Treatment & Benefits: Myotherapy is effective for conditions like trigger points and nerve entrapment due to muscle tension. After a session, you can expect increased relaxation, improved range of motion, and lighter, looser joints.
  • Consistency: Myotherapy treatment requires consistency—typically 3 to 5 sessions—to address pain caused by imbalances along the joint chain. That said, the last sessions are more exercises based focus and and are shorter in duration.
  • Supportive Care: Corrective exercises are often prescribed during treatment and should be practiced at home to support recovery from conditions such as Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel, Tendinitis, Plantar Fasciitis, and Headaches.
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What's The Difference Between Remedial Massage and Myotherapy?

Here is a short list of the major differences between Remedial Massage and Myotherapy:

  • Focus & Assessment: Myotherapy places greater emphasis on joint mobility and myofascial restrictions, while remedial techniques typically center on muscle tension and pain relief.
  • Techniques Used: Myotherapy incorporates methods like Dry Needling, which creates micro-tears in muscle tissue to trigger an immune response and improve muscle tone—beyond the standard manual approaches.
  • Joint Mobility Emphasis: It specifically addresses the range of motion of joints, both active and passive, aiming for functional improvement, whereas traditional massage may not go as in-depth in this area.

What Does a Myotherapy Session Look Like?

At Melbourne Massage and Treatment, Giovanni delivers tailored Myotherapy treatment to help you achieve your goal and feel better.

This process unpacks via:

  • Range of Motion (ROM) and Orthopedic Assessment: Each Myotherapy session includes a guided ROM evaluation and orthopedic test before and after treatment to assess body condition and track progress.
  • Your Feedback Is Key: You may feel pain or discomfort during the assesment and along the session — it's important to let Giovanni knows about it, as it would help to identify the affected structurs, like muscles, tendon or joints.
  • Tailored Treatment Plan: After evaluating ROM and muscle balance, Giovanni will create a personalized treatment plan to support your recovery journey
  • Session Setup & Comfort: During the treatment you’ll lie in various positions (prone, supine, or side-lying) and undress to underwear and bra, but rest assured — only the area being treated will be exposed, and towels will keep you covered at all times.
  • What to Wear: Arrive in comfortable attire to make changing and movement during the assesment session easier.
Giovanni using a belt to deliver a mobilisation on hip for hip impingement
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What Therapies Are Complementary To Myotherapy Treatment?

Myotherapy includes a series of techniques that can be combined to achieve the desired goal.

  • After your initial session, Giovanni will assess your condition and determine which combination of therapies best suits your specific needs. That said, you can still choose not to receive a specific treatment (ex., dry needling).
  • Complementary Therapies: Cupping, Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), and Dry Needling are often used alongside Myotherapy to enhance results and support the healing process.
  • Here is a complete list of treatment modalities that may get used in a Myothearpy session: MLD (Manual Lymphatic Drainage), Cupping, Trigger Point Therapy, Dry Needling, Joint Mobilisation, MFTT (Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy), MET (Muscle Energy Technique), PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation).
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The Benefits Of Myotherapy

As this practice is still new, finding complete scientific-based evidence of Myotherapy benefits can be tricky. That said, as Myotherapy is a mix of hands-on treatment and exercise rehabilitation practice, it would be easier to break down its benefits by talking about what Myotherapy can help with:

  • Myotherapy session can help in improving chronic lower-back-pain presentations.
  • Reduce delayed onset muscle soreness .
  • Injury recovery: This is possible by addressing the injured area and creating a targeted treatment plan complete of hands on treatment and exercises to restore full body functionality.
  • Here you find a study from 2021 that did compare myotherapy treatment versus self care for patient with TMJ pain with teeth grinding, showing how Myotherapy was more effective than self management.

Additional Benefits 

• Increases mobility • Helps the recovery of soft tissue injuries • Improves/corrects postural issues • Reduces muscle tension • Reduces chronic pain symptoms • Helps with sleep • Balances blood pressure • Improves concentration.

Knee to wall test for hip impingement
Giovanni during a Myotherapy Session in Fitzroy North guiding the client on how to do exercises

Why Choose Myotherapy in Fitzroy North?

Evidence-Based Treatment for Long-Term Results

At Melbourne Massage and Treatment in Fitzroy North, when I deliver a Myotherapy treatment I don’t focus only on temporary pain relief, but I investigate for the root cause of your discomfort and creating a treatment plan that supports long-term recovery which would leave you in a place of resilience and well-being. I combines hands-on therapy with movement assessment and corrective exercises to help restore proper body function and improve your overall quality of life, and this is because Myotherapy is not only about massage. 

Indeed, what I got to experience from my end, is meeting many people experiencing ongoing pain that often rely on passive treatments alone, but clinical research continues to show that combining manual therapy with guided movement and rehabilitation exercises can lead to better and long lasting outcomes. And this approach, no matter what, can you dealing with chronic neck stiffness, recurring lower back pain, postural tension from desk work, or sports-related discomfort. Infact, myotherapy treatment can help reduce symptoms while improving strength, mobility, and body awareness.

Furthermore, at my clinic here in Fitzroy North, every treatment is tailored to your unique presentation. I put effort in finding exercises that works for you, and for your unique biomechanics, because no two bodies move the same way. This is possible by carefully assessing your posture, joint mobility, movement patterns, and muscular imbalances before beginning treatment. And again, is not my hands that are going to do any magic trick, to sort out your pain and problems, but is the combination of hands on treatment per relaxation purpose and the body load with weight that is going to do the trick, and put you back on track for a better time.

Myotherapy and Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) – Symbyx Biome 904

My effort to give the best of result via Myotherapy treatment here at my clinic in Fitzroy North, brought me to investigate and invest in Lower Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) also known as Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBM).

Here at my clinic, I can deliver LLLT therapy with a Symbyx Biome 904, an excellent laser pan, that can deliver “cold laser therapy,” using specific wavelengths of light to support

      • Tissue repair,
      • Reduce inflammation,
      • Help manage pain without generating heat or damaging tissue.

The presentations that I would target with LLLT are:

      • tendinopathy,
      • muscle strains,
      • joint irritation,
      • nerve sensitivity,
      • persistent inflammatory conditions,
      • scar therapy
      • and more…

But as for all the forms of external therapy, LLLT on its own is not enough to recover from those types of injury; therefore, when receiving this therapy from me, expect to get given also exercises, which together with LLLT would get you back to shape and full strength.

How Does LLLT Work And How Often Should I Do It?

Laser therapy may help improve recovery outcomes by supporting circulation, cellular energy production (ATP), and tissue healing processes. Treatment is completely non-invasive, painless, and usually takes only a few minutes during your session, depending on the location and severity of the presentation.

The frequency of the treatment is also what would make a difference. For best results, LLLT must be used every 2nd or 3rd day for the first week or two of treatment, then space out treatment to once a week or every fourth night.

Low-Level Laser Therapy - Symbyx Biome DuoCare 904 - Fitzroy North

Labral Tear and Hip Bursitis - Client's Testimonial

“After months of persistent pain from a labral tear and gluteal tendon bursitis, Low Level Laser Therapy combined with structured exercise dramatically improved my pain levels. I was surprised by how simple and non-invasive the laser process was, especially considering it’s the only treatment that has provided me with real relief.”

Melbourne Massage and Treatment - Myotherapy Accreditation

Giovanni is a qualified Clinical Myotherapist who trained at Torrens University and accomplished a Bachelor in Health Science Clinical Myotherapy. Along his training Giovanni did also study at RMIT (2020-2022) for the Advance Diploma in Myotherapy.

He also took a course with the Vodder Academy for MLD specific to Lymphoedema Management.

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Myotherapy Prices

  • Initial Consultation or 60 mins - $125
  • Follow Up - 45 mins - $115
  • Follow Up - 30 mins - $90

The appointment length is dictated by your presentation and the work that needs to be done.

For those who want to embark on a health journey, there is the Treatment Plan option. A series of sessions discounted by 10% to be used within 8 weeks of purchase. Available for returning clients only.
All prices are inclusive of GST.

Testimonials

Great mix of modalities that really helped with my final stages of frozen shoulders to return my range of movement.
Elke Kerr
Giovanni is a skilled myotherapist who deeply cares for his clients well being. Upon arriving at the location, he greeted me with a warm welcome and was very accomodating by offering water. I came only for a lympathic drainage massage but had unexpectedly came out with greater self awareness of my body. He took the time to share his knowledge of the human anatomy, in particularly, the internal dysfunctions and physical limitations encompassing the body. I’ve come back for a few myotherapy and dry needling sessions and always leave his practice satisfied with the level of care provided. He tailors his treatments to your needs and prefers realistic and holistic approaches for recovery.
Vicky Zhang
Giovanni is incredibly good at what he does. He has an amazing technique, is very knowledgeable and is great at explaining what the problems are and how to go about rectifying them. My back hasn't felt this good in years and I'm only a reasonably new client! I recommend him 100%
Kazbrize Kazbrize

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

FAQ About Myotherapy in Fitzroy North

Some Myotherapy techniques can feel intense and can reproduce pain, especially when working on muscles, but the pain response you experience should always be manageable. Indeed, during the treatment, I will always double check with you where your level of pain is, as if needed, I will reduce pressure to decrease the pain response. 

The number of Myotherapy sessions varies depending on your condition, lifestyle, and goals. Always consider that initially, you may need to come for a Myotherapy session once or twice a week for either acute or chronic conditions. This is to ensure we are creating a safe space for your body and nervous system to work with. Once you get some autonomy with your exercises, we can leave even 3 weeks between a session and the next one.

No referral is required to book a Myotherapy appointment. You can contact me or book an appointment as needed via the Melbourne Massage and Treatment website.

Absolutely yes. Myotherapy is commonly used to assist with sports injuries, muscle strains, mobility restrictions, and recovery after physical activity. The treatment modalities include soft tissue therapy, joint mobilisation, dry needling, LLLT, and corrective exercises to support rehabilitation.

Yes, Dry Needling is offered as a treatment option along Myotherapy treatment. That said, it is not mandatory to received Dry Needling, and it is not  always the first choice of mine too. Dry needling is ideal for sore muscle, or other specific condition. Therefore, before using Dry Needling, we will always look into what option are best for you presentation, and what you feel conformable with.

Let's start saying that Myotherapy and Physiotherapy, especially Clinical Myotherapy, are both professions aim to improve movement and reduce pain. Myotherapy may focus more (initially) on soft tissue treatment, including massage and joint mobilisation. Physiotherapy often places greater emphasis on injury diagnosis, neurological rehabilitation, and broader physical therapy approaches.

Yes, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), is considered a safe and non-invasive treatment. The Symbyx Biome 904 which is the laser I use here at Melbourne Massage and Treatment does not generate heat or burn the skin. Most clients feel little to no sensation during treatment, while they may experience more mobility and movement post treatment (this happen most often with scar therapy). LLLT is commonly used to support recovery from tendon injuries, muscle strains, inflammation, nerve irritation, and scar tissue, especially when combined with Myotherapy treatment and exercise rehabilitation for longer-term results.

The duration of a Myotherapy session depends on your presentation and treatment goals. Initial consultations are generally 60 minutes, while follow-up appointments may be 45 or 30 minutes.


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Melbourne Massage and Treatment - - - Close for Holiday till the 25th/9/2023 - - -
To all the new and returning clients, thanks for being here . I am currently in holiday, and I will be back to give treatment on the week of the 25th/Sept/2023. If you are in severe pain, and feel unwell, please reach out for your GP. If you have any inquire, contact me by clicking here. Booking are open for the month of September and onward. Click here to book your next appointment.

Temporary Service Pause Notice (June 2026)


Abdominal surgery recovery

On Monday, 1st June 2026, I was called in for last-minute abdominal surgery. I have been advised to rest from strenuous activity for the next few weeks.

As a result, I will be temporarily pausing services including Remedial Massage, Myotherapy, Fitness Classes, and Thai Massage for a minimum of 2 weeks, with a tentative return date of 15/06/2026 (subject to recovery).

Clients with existing bookings will be contacted privately to reschedule their appointments.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) services will continue, as they are gentle and non-strenuous.

If you require treatment during this time, please feel free to contact me, and I can refer you to a trusted colleague.

Online booking for the above services is temporarily suspended and will be reactivated once I am able to safely resume normal activity.

Thank you for your understanding.