Assessment and Treatment Planning
Right from the first consultation, we want to know the ins and outs of your pain or injury. Lay it on us! We want the whole story so that we can work with you to put together a treatment plan that is going to work for you.
We work with a lot of people with long, complicated pain stories, so we're experienced and ready to help dig deep and come up with a plan.
Its also our job to help you understand any symptoms or diagnosis that you may have already been given. Pain can be complicated. You can trust us to take big, complex explanations and turn them into easy bite size chunks, without the medical terminology that can be intimidating and frightening.
In the assessment, we'll measure things like your available movement and your discomfort levels. We'll look at the way you do certain movements, like bending forward, reaching up, kneeling down - whatever movements may be related to the pain you have.
We try as best we can to avoid that classic "On a scale on 1-10... Just how bad is your pain?" so we'll look for other markers as well. Things like how you feel doing daily activities, things that you modify or avoid doing because of the pain. All these things help us to come up with goals for the treatment plan.
Before we start any treatment, whether thats the 1st treatment or the 50th, we'll run you through our intended plan for that session so that you always know what to expect. We'll never stick a cup on you or put needles into you without you knowing in advance and being 100% happy with the plan.
We'll also explain what kind of changes are typical to see, and over what period of time. Here's where we'll be straight with you - changing pain can take time. We'll set your expectations for the treatment plan, how many sessions we may need, and what kind of things we'll ask you to do outside of each session to support you feeling better.
We work with a lot of people with long, complicated pain stories, so we're experienced and ready to help dig deep and come up with a plan.
Its also our job to help you understand any symptoms or diagnosis that you may have already been given. Pain can be complicated. You can trust us to take big, complex explanations and turn them into easy bite size chunks, without the medical terminology that can be intimidating and frightening.
In the assessment, we'll measure things like your available movement and your discomfort levels. We'll look at the way you do certain movements, like bending forward, reaching up, kneeling down - whatever movements may be related to the pain you have.
We try as best we can to avoid that classic "On a scale on 1-10... Just how bad is your pain?" so we'll look for other markers as well. Things like how you feel doing daily activities, things that you modify or avoid doing because of the pain. All these things help us to come up with goals for the treatment plan.
Before we start any treatment, whether thats the 1st treatment or the 50th, we'll run you through our intended plan for that session so that you always know what to expect. We'll never stick a cup on you or put needles into you without you knowing in advance and being 100% happy with the plan.
We'll also explain what kind of changes are typical to see, and over what period of time. Here's where we'll be straight with you - changing pain can take time. We'll set your expectations for the treatment plan, how many sessions we may need, and what kind of things we'll ask you to do outside of each session to support you feeling better.
Applying The Treatment
We know you're already in pain, so we'll make the treatment as gentle as we can. We slowly work into your sore areas with broad pressure, focusing on the areas that need it the most.
The hands on part of the treatment may include:
The hands on part of the treatment may include:
- Myofascial Release
- Remedial Massage
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Cupping
- Dry Needling
- Mobilisation
- Stretching
- Active Release
- Taping
Reassessment
How do we know if we've made progress? We measure stuff!
The reassessment comes in two parts.
One, how do you feel? Does it feel like the pain has changed, does movement feel easier?
Two, we look at retesting some of the physical movements we did before the treatment, like bending forwards, reaching above your head.
Sometimes theres great changes in both how you feel and the visually measurable tests, and sometimes theres changes in only one or the other.
We keep records of both sets of info, so we can compare each treatment and make sure we're moving in the right direction - towards getting you in control of your pain!
The reassessment comes in two parts.
One, how do you feel? Does it feel like the pain has changed, does movement feel easier?
Two, we look at retesting some of the physical movements we did before the treatment, like bending forwards, reaching above your head.
Sometimes theres great changes in both how you feel and the visually measurable tests, and sometimes theres changes in only one or the other.
We keep records of both sets of info, so we can compare each treatment and make sure we're moving in the right direction - towards getting you in control of your pain!
Your Take Home Treatment Program
This is often where the magic happens.
Nope, its not "Magic Hands" as a lot of massage therapists like to claim.
Its the stuff you do in between the Myotherapy treatments that really helps.
This may be exercises we give you to help stretch or strengthen specific areas, or generalised exercises like walking or swimming.
It could also be relaxation techniques that can help to calm a very hyperactive nervous system.
It could be swapping out activities that aggravate your pain for things that reduce it, or making modifications to your routine like including extra movement or changing your sleep habits.
The take home program will be different for each person, and we keep tweaking it each time based on if it worked well or not for you.
Nope, its not "Magic Hands" as a lot of massage therapists like to claim.
Its the stuff you do in between the Myotherapy treatments that really helps.
This may be exercises we give you to help stretch or strengthen specific areas, or generalised exercises like walking or swimming.
It could also be relaxation techniques that can help to calm a very hyperactive nervous system.
It could be swapping out activities that aggravate your pain for things that reduce it, or making modifications to your routine like including extra movement or changing your sleep habits.
The take home program will be different for each person, and we keep tweaking it each time based on if it worked well or not for you.
