Sports Massage / Remedial

Mobilisations in massage therapy can be used to treat both joints and soft tissues. Joint mobilisations is when a bone or vertebrae is moved to relieve painful tension, stiffness, pain and improve range of movement. Joint mobilisations are performed with various pressures and are graded one to five. The pressure used with joint mobilisations is dependent on desired outcomes. Soft tissue mobilisations are a specific treatment that is used to loosen tightness and reduce pain in the body through manual manipulation. Soft tissues refer to muscles, ligaments, tendons and connective tissue known as fascia. Soft tissue mobilisations can be applied in varied amounts of pressure through different stroke patterns directly against soft tissues. Mobilisations can increase range of movement and strength within a muscle. Massage therapists at physio.uk commonly use joint and soft tissue mobilisations to treat a range of conditions. 

Myofascial tissues surround and support the muscles throughout your body. The pain usually originates from specific points within your myofascial tissues called “trigger points.”

Myofascial release focuses on reducing pain by easing the tension and tightness in the trigger points. It’s not always easy to understand what trigger point is responsible for the pain. Localizing pain to a specific trigger point is very difficult. For that reason, myofascial release is often used over a broad area of muscle and tissue rather than at single points.