Therapies
What is Soft Tissue Therapy (STT)?
Soft Tissue Therapy is not just one therapy but a name for a group of therapies
which treat any injury to the soft tissues of the body from
strains, sprains, fatigue, tension, repetitive strain,
contusions (bruising), lacerations (cuts) and day to day problems.
Soft Tissue Therapy helps with preventative treatment, rehabilitation, remedial recovery,
injury recovery, improvement in flexibility and mobility and pain reduction.
Typical therapies included under Soft Tissue Therapy include, but is not limited to;
Massage
Myofascial Release
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
CranioSacral Therapy
Scar Tissue Release
Reiki
Sound healing
What is soft tissue?
Soft tissue is all the tissue in your body that has not been hardenend through
ossification or calcification, such as bones and teeth.
The soft tissues of the body from superficial to deep in the body are; skin, fat, muscle, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, fibrous tissue, fascia, nerves, synovial membranes,
lymphatic vessels and blood vessels.
The soft tissues of your body surround, support and protect, internal organs and bones; they give structure to the body and store energy.
How can Soft Tissue Therapy (STT) help?
Soft Tissue Therapy works on the bodys soft tissues with specialist techniques to help:
release tight muscles, release fascia, improve scar tissue, reduce inflammation and bruising,
improve blood flow, reduce 'knots' and reduce pain.
This in turn increases your range of motion, flexibility, mobility, balance and control of your joints.
As Soft Tissue Therapy is not just one therapy but a collection of different therapies, many different injuries and conditions may be effectively treated using one of more of these therapies. Often a combination of therapies can be more effective.
Soft Tissue Therapy is able to:
improve blood circulation
improve your lymphatic system
help to remove metabolic waste (detox)
reduce inflammation and water retention
improve the flexibity and appearance of scar tissue
improve muscle tone and strength
improve the range of joint movement
decrease muscle spasm and cramps
ease stiffness and pain
improve flexibility, mobility and balance
Who can benefit from Soft Tissue Therapy (STT)?
Anyone who has chronic or acute conditions affecting their general health and wellness
caused from some form of soft tissue damage.
As everyone is unique, each individual will be treated differently and have different outcomes.
I treat clients who have chronic illness such as multiple sclerosis, parkinsons, fibromyalgia and none of these clients come to me with the same symptoms or severity. Each one of my clients is treated as an individual and whereas one may find a particular therapy works for them another may find it is a combination of two or more different therapies.
My clients also have different reasons and goals for having a treatment: Some may just want a relaxing treatment to hep them relax whilst others would like a specific injury or problem worked on.
When Soft Tissue Therapy (STT) is helpful
Includes the following injuries and conditions but is not imited to:
back and hip tension and pain
neck and shoulder tension and pain
scarring from injury or surgery
migraines and headaches
whiplash
carpel tunnel syndrome
frozen shoulder
repetitive strain injury
knee and foot restriction and pain
bells palsy
TMJ, teeth grinding, tinnitius, sinusitis
golfers elbow and tennis elbow
post surgery soft tissue damage
sciatica
Parkinsons / nervous system disorders
Fibromyalgia / musculoskeletal disorders
Multiple Sclerosis / autoimmune disorders
ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
poor balance
arthritis related conditions
lymphoedema, inflammation, water retention
anxiety, depression, stress related conditions
poor posture
lack of sensation in feet, painful feet, plantar fascitis
reduced flexibility and mobility