Myotherapy for Sports Injuries

Sports injuries come in about as many different types as do athletes. Everything from a torn rotator cuff of the competitive athlete to the "pulled hammy" of the weekend warrior. Sports injuries can be soft tissue related i.e. muscle, ligament or tendon, or structural i.e. broken bones or dislocated joints. Sports injuries can be Acute meaning severe or critical injury, sudden onset and/or short duration, or Chronic meaning repetitive motion disorders, or old injuries which have not fully healed or have healed improperly. 
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Myotherapy can be an integral of treatment and the healing process. For Acute injury it is best to consult a Physician before considering Myotherapy, as this type of injury may require a more advanced level of diagnostics and treatment to stabilize the injury. Once it determined that the injury is not acutely severe or critical (no torn soft tissue, broken bones or joint dislocation) and/or you receive medical clearance from a Physician seeking a qualified and experienced Myotherapist could greatly assist the healing process and prevention of chronic conditions. In the case of Chronic conditions or injuries it would be difficult to find an example of when Myotherapy would not be a beneficial from of treatment. This is true because not only does the injury require treatment, but it is not unusual for a chronic injury to effect other parts of the Muscular/Skeletal system which can lead additional dysfunction. Example: improperly healed shoulder or rotator cuff injury can lead to Frozen Shoulder, neck pain or headaches, a "pulled hammy" (hamstring injury) can lead lower back issues Sciatica, calf pain, Plantar fasciitis etc... So if you are serious competitive athlete, a weekend warrior or simply starting an exercise program to get in shape Myotherapy can be an important, non-invasive form of treatment.