Specialties
Total Balance "Myotherapy" is an effective non-invasive treatment to help decrease pain and improve overall function. You don't have to suffer from back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, joint pain, headaches, sciatica, fibromyalgia.
Chronic pain and movement limitation mean that you enjoy your life less. We find what is wrong and we also find out what you want to be able to do physically. We help you heal your body so you can live your fullest life.
Myotherapy includes Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, Active Release Therapy and Positional Release Therapy to aid in reduction of pain, increased mobility/range of motion and overall improvement of muscular skeletal function.
History
Established in 2001.
What is MYOTHERAPY? In medical terms Myotherapy simply means "muscle-therapy". The prefix Myo means muscle. The first formal use of the term Myotherapy was used by Bonnie Prudden an exercise and fitness expert who in the 1950's she began to explore ways to assess and treat her own muscle pain and dysfunction. Using her own knowledge of human form and function along with concepts of Trigger Point pain patterns developed by Janet Travell MD she developed Bonnie Prudden's Myotherapy. Today the term Myotherapy is used by many manual therapy practitioners to describe forms of treatment using one or more different modalities. At Total Balance Myotherapy the term is used to describe an assessment and treatment model which incorporates Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, Trigger point Therapy, Active Release and Positional Release to assess and treat pain, increase range of motion and decrease postural dysfunction due to injury and repetitive strain disorders.
Meet the Business Owner: Eric G.
Eric has been a practicing therapist since 2001. He completed the massage therapy program at Apollo College in Tucson and Phoenix, AZ. Eric is also certified in Advanced Myoskeletal Alignment and has completed numerous courses including Structural Integration and Kinesis Myofascial Integration.
Eric's expertise in human anatomy is further enhanced by his previous 20 year career as a personal fitness trainer. Eric also holds a 3rd and 4th degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do and Hapkido.