Soft Tissue Therapy
Soft Tissue Therapy is a group of treatments which involves the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body (muscles, connective tissue/fascia, tendons, ligaments, joint structures). Soft tissue therapy can help restore
restricted or limited movements, reduce pain whether they are the result of everyday activities or from competing in sports at any level. For the athlete or sports person, soft tissue therapy can also enhance performance and improve recovery and help prevent injuries from occuring in the first place. Soft tissue therapy helps alleviate the aches and pains associated with everyday and occupational stresses, muscular over-use and many chronic pain conditions. If employed early enough after sports injuries and accidents involving trauma, soft tissue therapy can greatly reduce the development of painful scar tissue and muscular compensations & restrictions. Clinical reasoning and excellent palpation skills allow soft tissue therapists to focus on the cause of the problem, rather than simply treating the area of the symptoms. Many patients experience significant improvements during the first treatment. At times the treatment can be quite intense due to the depth and pressure needed for an effective treatment and to work through the superficial tissues into the deeper structures to locate the underlying cause of the pain or restriction. Soft tissue therapy includes therapies such as:
