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Massage Therapy in Tanunda, Barossa Valley
Our physiotherapists can include massage into your treatment plan.
Massage can be a powerful part of treatment when used right.
It may offer symptom relief in the acute stages of pain and be used as part of a wider treatment plan for long standing pain or management or sporting injuries.
Your therapist will spend time to understand your goals and assess your needs.
We will use massage where appropriate to help deliver pain relief and address underlying causes of ongoing or recurring pain.
Massage may be used as part of a short phase of your treatment, or as part of on going management, prevention of maintenance of your problem – we will decide this with you based on your needs and expectations.
The difference between massage as part of physiotherapy and from a massage therapist
Physiotherapists are trained to diagnose your injury and importantly the cause of your pain.
We will identify the role massage has to play in your improvement and help to inform you of any other options that may either compliment massage or potentially give greater benefit as an alternative.
We will work with you to plan the most beneficial treatment plan based on this information and your beliefs, experiences and expectations.
Why is understanding the cause of pain / injury important when using massage?
Like any treatment, when not used appropriately the benefits of massage may either be reduced or short lived.
This understanding helps us both use massage to its maximal effect, as well as include a broader treatment plan for the fastest pain relief and lasting effects.
Looking for more than short term relief?
Have you ever had a massage and it felt great for a while then returned?
Maybe you have a massage regularly and are looking for something that can instead break that cycle?
This is where our ability to assess and understand your problem will help us to identify an appropriate treatment plan that aims to address the cause of your problem, prevent recurrences and offer self management options.
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