The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) This is a tool we use at MyoThrive to help assess, treat and prevent mechanical pain of the back, neck and extremities whilst keeping the power of treatment in your hands. What is the McKenzie Method of...
What is Shockwave? Shockwave therapy can be used to treat a number of chronic musculoskeletal conditions. It uses patented technology to generate acoustic high wave energy generated by compressed air. That is delivered to the tissue through the skin and applicator...
McGill Big 3 and Low Back Pain You’ll see many social media posts and blogs mention the McGill ratios/McGill endurance test/McGill big 3. These tests are an approach to causes of low back pain (LBP) and muscular imbalance or weakness, let’s have a look at what they...
Common injuries for trades people Here at Myothrive we see a lot of tradespeople or tradies from varying backgrounds, ages and physical work. People with high physically demanding jobs such as tradies and labourers have a higher rate of injuries related to or directly...
Achilles Tendinopathy Tendinopathy is generally an overuse pathology leading to changes in the tendon matrix leading to pain and reduced capacity of the affected tendon and surrounding muscular. Locations This pathology occurs at 2 different points along the tendon:...
Chronic stress can be damaging to our bodies. It can affect respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and even reproductive systems. But did you know that chronic stress also impacts the musculoskeletal system? – The mechanism of stress in pain – When...