What is Soft Tissue Therapy?

Soft Tissue Therapy is a type of manual therapy that manages the soft tissues in the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons.

It is more than just a massage. It addresses pain, injury and disfunction from day to day problems including back pain, joint pain, trapped nerves and aches from poor posture, to name just a few.

What to expect

Firstly, an assessment will be made by finding out from you how the problem began and how it is affecting you. Then an assessment of your body is made including range of movement. This is done with gentle palpation and taking joints through their range to discover which soft tissues need work.

A plan is worked out and discussed with you before moving on to the treatment.

Soft Tissue Therapy differs from massage as it uses a toolbox of techniques such as Soft Tissue Release (STR), Muscle Energy Techniques (MET),

Release, as well as Deep Tissue Massage. You may be asked to move an arm or leg while being worked on, or to change position to get the best leverage.

Some of this work crosses over from the work physiotherapists and osteopaths do to relieve pain and improve postural imbalance.

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