Definition:

• Myo- is a prefix denoting a relationship to muscle or the muscular system, including the enveloping tissue known as fascia, and the neurovascular structures that pass through or directly supply the muscle.
• Dynamic refers to motion and force, functions of muscle and a component of the treatment.
• Remodeling indicates a change in structure or function.
• System is the orderly process that involved areas are typically progressed through during the treatment.

MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™
therapy is a relatively new form of therapy that was once limited to athletes, specifically those involved in sports, which require strength and power.  Strength athletes such as weightlifters, football players, and track athletes have known the benefits of

MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy because of the unusually hard training they require. They place heavy demands on various parts of their bodies, especially backs, necks, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows and wrists.  When properly administered, MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy produces outstanding results, which allow the individual to execute those movements that once caused the pain.

MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy addresses the injured part of the body, as well as the surrounding areas.  When a part of the body is injured, we usually first notice the soreness and probably the inflammation.  What we don’t see is the process that is occurring on the inside.  Adhesions or micro-scar tissues begin to form within the injured tendon, muscle, or around the joint space.  This biochemical response is known as fibrous healing.  Fibrous healing may occur in muscle, between muscle fibers, between different muscles, or wherever the injury occurred.  The fibrous adhesions or micro-scar tissues are the means by which the body heals and protects the injured or affected area.  Adhesions may affect only small areas of muscle, sometimes just a few muscle fibers, and there can be a number of areas like this scattered through any muscle group.  As the joint or muscles in the injured area move or are contracted, the adhesions are encountered, and the movement is inhibited to protect the injured area.  The negative aspect about adhesions is that they remain in our bodies even after they are no longer useful.

Adhesions limit range of motion, strength, and actually start to impede healing, sometimes as quickly as three days after the injury.  In many cases, the small adhesions prohibit the affected muscles from cooperating properly with others.  This condition can cause a lack of stability that can leave one vulnerable to re-injury of the area or injuries in other areas.  If left untreated, muscle and ligament shortening occurs, which compounds the problem. Individuals may also develop a reluctance to use the injured muscle or joint.

MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy breaks up the adhesions, which allows for an increase in strength and range of motion.  Immediate relief can be expected in many cases.  Muscle interaction points, as well as all the muscles surrounding the affected joint, are worked by applying pressure and soft tissue mobilization.  By applying pressure to the affected area through the full range of motion, the adhesions in the injured region and supporting muscles are broken up, thus stabilizing the area and allowing the individual to be relieved of his injury-induced limitations.  The treatment region is stimulated in a manner to overcome the individual’s subconscious reluctance to use the injured muscle.

MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy is also utilized to break up tender or trigger points within the muscle.  Tender points are local areas of pain within a muscle, which remain local when palpated.  Tender points may occur after trauma and are characteristic of conditions such as Fibromyalgia.

Trigger points are local areas of pain within a muscle, which, when palpated, refer pain in predictable patterns to other regions of the body.  Trigger points can be classified as either active or latent.  Active trigger points cause ongoing, persistent pain; latent trigger points are typically painless until palpated or activated.  Trigger points may occur after specific or repetitive trauma, postural abnormalities, and are characteristic of conditions such as Myofascial Pain Syndrome.

MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy may include a trigger point injection (TPI) protocol via a Medical Doctor, typically a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR) specialist.  The PMR will actively inject an anesthetic into the trigger points, which is followed immediately by the MYODYNAMIC REMODELING therapy.  Trigger point injections are usually recommended in patients to assist in minimizing the trigger points or to increase tolerance of the MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy.

The ultimate effect of MYODYNAMIC REMODELING™ therapy is the breaking up of adhesions, tender points, and trigger points, which allows a patient to return to the physical activities that, since the injury, have been causing pain and discomfort. The patient is then able to achieve an optimal level of performance or function.  That is the basis of the ABSOLUTE HEALTH CENTER and PHYSIOCARE mission statement, which is:

MINIMIZE PAIN and MAXIMIZE FUNCTION