Myotherapy

Endeavour academic Paul McCann appreciates sharing 30 years of experience with students, helping them navigate their way into sustainable natural health careers.

Ever since she can remember Lucy Eccles has been moving – dancing, swimming, cheerleading, playing netball and water polo. When she discovered the thrill and challenge of aerial silks, Lucy was instantly hooked. As well as opening up a new way to move, the aerial arts inspired a career change.

When Jack Maltby struck a difficult period in his life, he decided to start rock climbing. He loved it a bit too much and developed tennis elbow, which required manual therapy. Jack assumed the practitioners he saw at a Brisbane clinic were physiotherapists, but soon discovered he had entered the world of Myotherapy.

Rhianna Bridgett started her natural health career the way many students do. She dipped a toe in the water with a short course and, before she knew it, she had plunged right in. Her reason for starting this way is extraordinary.

One of the most common questions I was asked while completing my Bachelor of Health Science at Endeavour, was ‘What is Myotherapy?’ Contrary to popular belief, Myotherapy is not a form of massage therapy, though your therapist may use such a technique during the session if it is necessary for the treatment of your presenting condition. Myotherapy is a form of manual therapy which uses evidence-based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation techniques to treat neuromusculoskeletal (nerve, muscle and joint) pain and dysfunction.