Clinical Myotherapy
Life-changing Manual Labour
Want to make a really valuable contribution to our health-care system? Look no further than clinical myotherapy, possibly the most rewarding type of manual medicine around. To put a stop to people's muscoskeletal aches and pain, start with a leading degree from Southern School of Natural Therapies, Australia's sole education provider to offer such a course.
Clinical Myotherapy is a branch of manual medicine that means the assessment, treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain. Musculoskeletal covers myofascial pain, coming from trauma or muscle contracture, neuropathic pain, derived from the nervous system, and articular pain, originating with the joints. It has been successfully used to treat acute and chronic conditions and helpful in the area of preventive management.
Learn how to ease muscle contracture caused by trauma, ageing and overload of muscles. Gain the skills to offer a thorough physical evaluation and integrated therapeutic approach to affected muscles, joints and nerves. Apply the manual techniques of dry-needling, electrical stimulation, pain management techniques and prescriptive exercise to enhance soft tissue and skeletal mobilisation.
SSNT qualifications available:
- Bachelor of Health Science – Clinical Myotherapy
Satisfying Graduate Outcomes:
The Bachelor of Health Science – Clinical Myotherapy prepares you for a life-changing career as a practitioner of Clinical Myotherapy, and the chance to alleviate and eradicate people's unwanted pain and suffering.
Study options:
- On-campus – Melbourne campus (full-time and part-time)
