Soft Tissue Care

Soft Tissue Care  is a form of soft tissue massage or mobilization use to influence changes  on the fascial structures by stretching, elongation of fascia, or mobilizing contracted soft tissues. Soft Tissue Care is one of the oldest forms of remedial therapy and is useful in the general release of stress, tension, stiffness. Regular Soft Tissue Care also promotes calmness, healthy immune functioning, stimulates lymphatic drainage, as well as toning and firming the body and skin.

Soft Tissue Care has been to be effective on stress, anxiety and depression, headaches, insomnia, circulatory and heart disorders, hyperactivity, back and neck pain.

Soft Tissue Care  and  is a safe, gentle and effective treatment for: 

Soft Tissue Care can play a vital role in your recovery. At Complementary Therapy , we apply a variety of treatments such as Myofascial Release, Soft Tissue Care , Trigger point therapy, Biofeedback, TCM Acupressure, Tuina to help you relief pain or reduce the symptoms of  common pain conditions.

Our therapist uses manual techniques to manipulate the soft tissues of the body muscles, fascia, skin and tendons to  release adhesions, strains and sprains in the fascia and muscles. Therapist will work on the connective tissue to help free the soft tissues and thus releasing the chronic pain.  Integrated physical therapy can relieve muscle tension and stress, promote relaxation, and improve circulation and range of motion. We systematically organizes the body’s network of soft tissues and joints to support the muscular and skeletal system to its natural structural integration.  

Our unique integration of complementary alternative therapies has facilitated pain relief and better quality of life of our clients on a regular basis. 

Soft Tissue Care  Approaches

We integrates a variety of physical therapy and massage techniques for the proper diagnosis and treatment of  common pain conditions. Our comprehensive approach has become the mainstay of diagnosis for the treatment of common pain.Differential diagnosis 

• Comprehensive patient history 
• Pain mapping 
• Range of motion evaluation 
• Postural analysis 
• Identification of perpetuating factors 
• Correction of perpetuating factors 
• Integrated Manual techniques to treat myofascial pain and dysfunction 
• Personalized patient rehabilitation program 
• Client's education
• Ergonomic interventions  

Re-assessment and postural correction, movement education, special exercises along with Biofeedback and nutritional interventions to enhance your recovery, achieve a better state of fitness and health. 

Soft Tissue Care  Major Benefits

• Decrease blood lactates
• Reduce pain and muscle soreness
• Decrease muscle tension
• Increase range of motion, flexibility and strength. 
• Improve quality of sleep (Tappan and Benjamin, 1998)
• Rduce Heart rate and rate of respiration
• Increase blood flow to the arms and legs 
• Increase endurance at work and play. 
• Decrease or eliminate medication, under doctors supervision. 
• General improvement in quality of life and fitness level, increased energy and reduced stress and anxiety. 
• Increase body awareness. 

Learn more

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Medical review of 13 clinical trials found evidence that Soft Tissue Care might be useful for chronic low-back pain

References:

Furlan AD, Imamura M, Dryden T, et al. Soft Tissue Care for low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008;(4):CD001929. Accessed on November 25, 2008. 

Soft Tissue Care