So, what is clinical myotherapy?
“Myo” means muscle, and that’s exactly where myotherapy lives. It’s a form of manual therapy focused on assessing, treating and managing musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction — the aches and injuries that come from poor work setups, sport, overuse, or just life giving your body a hard time.
A lot of my work comes down to chasing out myofascial trigger points — or, as most of us call them, knots. They’re those tight, cranky spots in a muscle that can ache right where they are, refer pain somewhere else entirely, and drag on nearby nerves and joints. My job is to find what’s actually causing your trouble and treat that, rather than just chasing the sore spot around.
How’s it different from a massage?
There’s hands-on work, sure, but myotherapy goes a fair bit further than a regular massage:
- It starts with an assessment — I look properly before I lay a hand on you
- It’s evidence-based — grounded in anatomy and current research
- It’s targeted — finding the specific knots and patterns causing grief
- It’s bigger-picture — your plan might include exercise, advice and a few habit tweaks
- It’s qualified — myotherapists hold at least a Bachelor-level health science degree
What I might use
- Dry needling
- Deep tissue massage
- Cupping
- Myofascial release
- Joint mobilisation
- Corrective exercises
- Heat and cold therapy
- Posture assessment and advice
What it can help with
- Ongoing back and neck pain
- Headaches and migraines
- Sporting injuries
- Repetitive strain
- Postural niggles
- Sciatica
- Fibromyalgia
- Jaw pain (TMJ)
- The musculoskeletal aches of pregnancy
What happens at your first visit
Your first appointment runs about an hour, because I don’t like to rush it. We’ll go through:
- A proper chat about your symptoms, health history and what you’re after
- A physical assessment — posture and range of motion
- Some orthopaedic and muscle testing to pin down what’s going on
- Your first treatment
- A plan to keep things heading the right way
This bit matters — it lets me confirm what’s actually happening and measure where you’re starting from, so we can track how far you’ve come.
Is it for you?
If you’re living with muscle pain, working back from an injury, or you’d just like your body to feel a bit more reliable, myotherapy’s well worth a look. You don’t need a referral — you can book in directly.
