Myofascial Release For Achy Muscles
Are Your Muscles Bothering You Lately?
Do you have tense or stiff muscles? Muscle aches and pains can have a significant impact on your daily life, but with myofascial release, sore muscles can be eliminated.
Myofascial pain is caused by injury and muscular discomfort, and Orthopedic Sports Therapy myofascial release treatments can help you if you have this condition.
It is a form of massage-based physical therapy treatment that helps relieve pain by releasing tension in the afflicted muscles and myofascial tissue.
One of our Ahwatukee, Biltmore or Tempe, AZ physical therapists would gladly meet with you to discuss how this treatment might help you!
Conditions myofascial release may help improve
When muscles become constricted or tight, causing pain and movement restrictions, these conditions can have a significant impact on your mobility.
Myofascial release can provide pain relief for a wide range of injuries and diseases. This pain relieving technique helps to reverse this by freeing up the constricted muscles, allowing for quicker movement without discomfort.
Many conditions can be treated with this technique. Some of the most common ones are:
Trigger Points and Myofascial pain syndrome
This is the most common condition treated with myofascial release, and it can affect a wide range of your muscles.
Your myofascial pain’s “trigger points” are identified and massaged away.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome may benefit from myofascial release therapy, which involves massaging the myofascial tissue in their hands, wrists, and/or arms to improve function and mobility.
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
Myofascial release is used to massage the muscles around the jaw in many patients with temporomandibular joint disorder.
This reduces pain and inflammation while also increasing jaw mobility.
Fibromyalgia
This condition can also cause stiffness in multiple muscles.
The affected areas will be determined and then treated.
Tension headaches/Migraines
Myofascial release has also been known to relieve the pain of chronic tension headaches and migraines by massaging the tightened muscles around the head and neck.
Sports Injury
Sports injuries such as sprains and strains can also cause muscle stiffness.
The affected area will be massaged to loosen up the muscles and allow for a quicker healing process.
Our physical therapists in Ahwatukee, Biltmore and Tempe, AZare well-versed in this technique. They have a thorough understanding of which pressure points to target to restore the fascia to its normal elastic state.
If you have been diagnosed with one of the conditions listed above, or another condition that you think could benefit from myofascial release, contact our physical therapy office today.
Call our clinic today for more information
Your life shouldn’t be dictated by tight, stiff muscles. With this treatment, they don’t have to!
At Orthopedic Sports Therapy in Ahwatukee, Biltmore and Tempe, AZ, we are dedicated to providing the best quality treatment for your individual needs. Request an appointment at our physical therapy practice today for relief.