Back Pain
Kerri Layton
CAN WALKING CAUSE LOW BACK PAIN?

The connection between low back pain and walking may seem an unusual one. We often associate prolonged sitting or standing with low back pain and until recently, I certainly would have questioned the link if I had not worked out the cause to my own chronic back stiffness.

CAN WALKING CAUSE LOW BACK PAIN?
General Health
Kerri Layton
Muscle Aches and Pain

Stiff, Tight, Heavy, Weak?


We all get aches and pains from time to time but sometimes these aches and
pains hang around. Muscles that are chronically stiff, tight, achey, or weak can cause ongoing pain for an individual.

Muscle Aches and Pain
Back Pain, General Health
Kerri Layton
Is ‘good’ posture and core strength really that ...

I don’t know how many times I hear people say, “I really need to work on my core strength,” or “my trainer says I need to activate my core more.”

 Do we really need to be so obsessed with our core?  How important is a strong core and good posture in avoiding back pain and stiffness? 

Is ‘good’ posture and core strength really that important?
General Health
Kerri Layton
Stopping Severe Muscle Cramps

Recently I had the pleasure of treating a lovely 86-year-old post-polio survivor.  For as long as she could remember she had been experiencing debilitating muscle cramps all over her body which have become progressively worse as she has gotten older.  The cramps had become so bad she had become afraid to leave the house. 

Stopping Severe Muscle Cramps
General Health
Kerri Layton
Myotherapy vs Remedial Massage

What’s the difference between a myotherapist and a remedial massage therapist and who do I see when?

Myotherapy vs Remedial Massage

Myotherapist Camberwell

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Tendinopathy

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Tendinopathy

You’ve had an annoying pain or discomfort for quite some time but can’t pin point when you first noticed it.  It’s now been weeks or months; and continues to niggle during certain activities, movements or positions. The pain is not always there, but it’s distinct in its location and enough to be a nuisance or worse.  Of late it’s starting to impact on things you enjoy doing or need to do, exercise, sitting, driving, sleeping!! 

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What is Myotherapy?

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What is Myotherapy?

I am often having to explain what it is I do as a myotherapist, there seems to be some confusion where we are placed in the healthcare system compared to phsio's, osteo's, massage therapists, and chiro's. To showcase the diversity of what we treat, here is a typical day in my clinic:

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Myotherapy vs Physiotherapy vs Osteopathy?

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Myotherapy vs Physiotherapy vs Osteopathy?

There is a certain amount of cross-over with all 3 therapies, each will assess, treat and manage your condition with the goal of finding a solution to your pain or condition and assisting in getting you moving again. How this is done depends on your therapist, what they specialise in, and how they treat.