Here at Be Well Osteopathy, I use a range of treatment techniques to help reduce pain and improve movement and flow in your body. One of the techniques I use is muscle work or soft-tissue-work.
Within muscle work, we can treat using a range of techniques including massage, stretching, Muscle-Energy-Techniques (METs), Balancing ligament tension, fascial release and scar massage.
Muscle Energy Techniques is used to help stretch stubborn muscle and improve joint motion also. Its done by gently moving the body until you feel tension, then I ask you to apply pressure/resistance for 3 seconds, then to relax. Once you relax, we can stretch the body a little bit more than before, due to the body's ability to relax after applying short term pressure.
Working on healed scar tissue can be a very effective way of decreasing the amount of scar tissue and to improve local joint or soft tissue mobility. I have personal experience with this after my ACL surgery, I had 4 scars on my knee. After each session working on scar tissue and local muscles, I would get another 10 degrees of movement! Many patients have experienced similar effects after working on their scars also.
