Soft Tissue Therapy
Soft Tissue Therapy in Northcote
Injuries to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, ligaments and tendons, are very common. While anyone can experience sprains, strains and bruises. athletes are most at risk for developing these problems.
If you are dealing with a sporting injury, training demands, or everyday muscle tension, soft tissue therapy may form part of a broader management approach based on your individual needs.
Dr Chris Millos uses gentle, non-invasive techniques to assess and manage soft tissue dysfunction that affects muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia.
As a sports chiropractor, he works with athletes and active individuals to assess movement, mobility and soft tissue function as part of a personalised management approach.
What is a Soft Tissue Therapy
Soft tissue therapy is a hands-on approach that focuses on managing the soft tissues of your muscles including including muscles, ligaments and tendons.
These methods may involve gentle pressure, stretching, or instrument-assisted techniques to address areas of tension, stiffness or restricted movement within the soft tissues.
What is a Soft Tissue Therapy
Soft tissue therapy is a hands-on approach that focuses on managing the soft tissues of your muscles including including muscles, ligaments and tendons. These methods may involve gentle pressure, stretching, or instrument-assisted techniques to address areas of tension, stiffness or restricted movement within the soft tissues.
How This Therapy May Help
Combining soft tissue therapy with chiropractic care may help active individuals to:
- Assess areas of soft tissue restriction
- Support movement and physical function
- Inform a personalised management plan
- Assist with ongoing activity and rehabilitation goals
Many athletes and active individuals seek care from a sports chiropractor when soft tissue concerns begin affecting their movement, training or physical function.
What This Therapy May Involve
Chiropractic adjustments may be used as part of a broader management approach to support joint mobility and physical function. Chiropractic care may be considered alongside other soft tissue techniques depending on your assessment findings.
An instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilisation helps to assess and address areas of tissue restriction that may be affecting movement. This technique may be used as part of a broader approach to managing soft tissue concerns.
Applying precise pressure and movement to tight, restricted areas of your muscles may be used to address areas of muscle tightness and restricted movement. This technique is commonly used with active individuals and athletes.
Guided stretching and joint mobilisation may be used to complement manual soft tissue therapy. At Northcote, we suggest a gentle and progressive techniques you can apply
based on your individual needs, activity levels and assessment findings.
What to Expect
Before:
For new patients, we will provide an assessment form to help us understand your health history, current symptoms, training activities and previous injuries.
During:
A customised treatment plan will be discussed based on your assessment findings. Followed by a session of comfortable soft tissue techniques to work on specific muscles, and connective tissues based on your assessment findings and individual needs.
After:
Dr Chris will provide guidance on recovery, including home care strategies and exercises that may help support your progress between visits.
If you’re looking for a sports chiropractor in Northcote, soft tissue therapy may form part of a personalised approach to managing movement restrictions, muscle tension and physical function.
Why Choose Us?
Our team is dedicated to your health and happiness. We believe it’s our duty as care providers, not just healers or therapists that can provide you with the best results possible so long-term pain relief becomes part of everyday life again. We offer many services under one roof including massage therapy which treats more than muscle tension but also helps clients release emotional stress when necessary through different techniques.
The first visit includes a review about your health history which will take into account any aches/pains or other concerns you may have.
A detailed Examination is then performed. This will include various tests and procedures which will examine many things but mainly the function of your:
- Nervous system
- Muscular system
This will include a multitude of Neurological tests which will determine how well your nervous system is functioning. We will look at things like:
- Alignment of the body, spine and the extremities.
- Movement of the joints, muscles and spinal column.
- Reflexes of the nervous system.
This will include testing the relevant muscles of the body to check how well they are functioning. This will look at things like muscle:
- Strength
- Weakness
- Proper movement
- Tightness/ Restriction
Once treatment commences, the Chiropractor will then perform a series of necessary adjustments or corrections to various areas of the body. These adjustments are both safe and gentle low force techniques to bring the body back to proper alignment and joint function. These adjustments are not only performed on the spine but any other joint that is relevant to the treatment ie: shoulders, ankles, wrists etc.
While the Chiropractor’s main job is correction of the spine we also address the relevant dysfunctioning muscles along with the treatment. This will include various soft tissue techniques, stretching and strengthening of these muscles to treat the body as whole.
Once treatment is concluded then the Chiropractor will advise the proper mobility and strengthening exercises to be taken home to enhance the treatment and promote the proper healing of the tissues. This will also include a discussion for future treatments when necessary.
After all the relevant information is collected we will then determine if we are the right people to help you. If we are then we will commence treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
A soft tissue injury happens when a muscle, tendon or ligaments of fascia are subjected to physical stress, overuse or trauma. Common symptoms may include pain, stiffness, swelling and restricted movement.
Yes. A sports chiropractor may use a combination of assessment, soft tissue techniques, chiropractic care and rehabilitation strategies depending on your individual circumstances.
In some cases, unresolved soft tissue injuries may contribute to ongoing discomfort, movement restrictions or changes in physical function.
Yes. Our soft tissue therapy at Northcote may help address muscle tension and soft tissue complaints associated with repetitive tasks, prolonged sitting, manual handling and workplace strain.
No. Most patients find this therapy comfortable. Techniques are adjusted to suit your comfort level while addressing muscle tension, ligament restrictions and soft tissue dysfunction.