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A shoulder that aches when you reach, or a neck that’s already stiff by mid-morning, is rarely just a shoulder or just a neck.
Your neck and shoulder share the same upper back muscles, so one rarely gets sore on its own, and working out which is driving which is what a myotherapist is trained to do. You’re in safe hands with ours: they test how you move before they treat, then work firmly enough to make a difference and carefully enough that nothing flares.
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Most neck and shoulder pain builds slowly. Long hours looking down at a screen, carrying a heavy bag on the same side, or sleeping awkwardly for a few nights in a row can all leave the muscles across your upper back working harder than they should. The shoulder then starts compensating, the neck tightens to help, and before long you have pain in both places and headaches on top.
A myotherapist starts by checking how your shoulder blade moves, how your neck turns and which muscles are guarding, then treats the pattern rather than the loudest spot.
We were founded by a physio who wanted people with pain that hangs around to find everything they need under one roof. For a sore neck, that means a myotherapist to find and treat the pattern, with physios and Clinical Pilates down the corridor if it needs strengthening too, and you won’t have to start over to get it.
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Your myotherapist asks how the pain started and what sets it off, then watches your neck, shoulder and upper back move.
Most of the hour goes on the muscles holding the problem in place. Dry needling, cupping or joint mobilisation come in only if they’ll help and you’re happy to try them.
You’ll take home a short set of exercises, so the improvement keeps going between visits.
Neck and shoulder pain is only part of what they treat. Lower back pain, headaches and sore tendons are all covered on our page for myotherapy in Yarraville.
If your muscles are tight and you’d simply like them worked on, a remedial massage will do the job, and our page on massage for Seddon has the options. If the pain keeps returning, changes how you move, or massage only helps for a day or two, myotherapy is the better booking. Our article on which one you actually need goes into more detail.
It often helps tension headaches that start from a tight neck and upper back. If your headaches are new, severe, or come with dizziness or changes in vision, see your GP first.
Yes, when they suit your problem and you’re happy to try them. Dry needling usually feels like a small prick, sometimes with a brief twitch in the muscle, and cupping feels like a firm pull on the skin over a tight area. You can always say no.
Yes, and the two can work well together. Let your myotherapist know what your physio has you doing, so the treatment fits around it.
A myotherapy appointment is $149 for the hour. Most extras policies include myotherapy, though not every one does, so check yours before you come.
In the studio’s own car park at 13 Campbell Street, Yarraville, and it’s free. From Seddon it’s a few minutes by car. There’s more about the studio on our page for massage in Yarraville.
Something you can move in, as your myotherapist will want to see your neck and shoulder in action. A singlet or loose top makes the shoulder easier to assess.
Have your neck and shoulder properly assessed, a few minutes from home.
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