Muscle Energy Technique Cyprus: Massage therapy at Ravel Therapies Limassol Massage

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is a suite of simple soft tissue therapy techniques used by sports therapy and physiotherapy practitioners to either help release or strengthen muscle fibraes. Muscle energy techniques are essentially neurological techniques designed to “trick” our normal neurological responses and reset their function. For example, a popular MET technique known as PNF stretching involves the client providing slight resistance during a stretch to override the body’s protection mechanism. This allows the muscle to stretch beyond its usual limit until a new muscle length barrier is met. This process can be repeated a few times to create a neuromuscular circuit which is recalibrated to accept the new muscle length.

Another common MET technique is the contract-relax technique. This technique involves the client placing the affected joint in a neutral position, and gently resisting against the therapists pressure. The amount of pressure applied is designed to activate specific muscle fibres in the affected muscle called extrafusal fibres. The activation of these fibres switches off the activity in the intrafusal fibres, which are designed to maintain muscle tone. In this way, the brain is tricked to reduce the tension in a muscle when it is at rest.

Muscle Energy Techniques at Ravel Therapies Limassol Massage

At Ravel Therapies, we incorporate muscle energy techniques extensively throughout our soft tissue therapy and advanced massage treatments. MET works well alongside our myofascial release therapy, sports therapy, and advanced deep tissue massage treatments to bring about quick changes to muscle length and tone. This helps to reset joint alignment and function, thereby instantly reducing the pain and symptoms experienced by the client. We then educate the client providing exercise therapy to help them maintain the results achieved at the treatment.

Visit our advanced muscle energy technique Limassol Massage therapists.

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Ravel Therapies
Noe 3, Ayia Phyla
Limassol 3117
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Call : 97 783 383
Email : sunil@raveltherapies.com.cy

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Disclaimer : Please note that the contents of this article are the opinions of the author only, and do not constitute medical advice. If you have any symptoms of pain, please consider booking in with Ravel Therapies for a proper consultation.