A Holistic Approach to Myotherapy in the Heart of Melbourne

At Komyuniti Wellness, we believe that the key to achieving true health is by ensuring your mind, body and soul are working together in harmony. Our team of qualified and highly experienced health therapists offer many different treatments, including myotherapy for musculoskeletal relief.

Through our carefully curated treatment plans, we aim to find the cause of your health issues before working towards achieving complete health and wellness.

A What is myotherapy?

Myotherapy focuses on the treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain. This approach not only improves the pain that is often associated with musculoskeletal problems, but seeks to identify the underlying root cause of the issue.

Myotherapy may suit people who experienced anything from mild discomfort to extreme pain. This can include muscle-related issues such as:

Constant aching
Tightness
Reduced mobility and function
Stiffness and soreness
Optimised muscle and sports performance

How myotherapy can improve your health

Here at Komyuniti, our myotherapists approach a range of different musculoskeletal issues with the intention of identifying and relieving the pain you are experiencing. Depending on your personal needs, a variety of different techniques may be used, including massaging, acupressure, nerve stimulation, dry, trigger and motor point needling

Myotherapy is commonly used on the management of conditions such as:

Sports injuries
Headaches
Postural pain
Chronic back and joint pain
Neck and shoulder pain and discomfort
Muscle sprains

Our qualified myotherapists provide tailored treatments suited to your needs

Here at Komyuniti, we are committed to offering a holistic, natural approach to health and wellness that incorporates many different treatments and forms of medicine. Before your first session, your myotherapist will perform a functional musculoskeletal test while also assess your lifestyle and medical history to determine the best approach to suit your needs. This may also include recommending other holistic services, such as acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, cupping or sports massage.

Throughout your session, you can expect to feel no pain, however you may experience slight discomfort as your myotherapist seeks to understand the cause of your problems. Throughout the entire process, our therapists make you feel safe and comfortable, ensuring that the experience is positive from start to finish.

Revitalise your health in our calm space

The beautiful Komyuniti Wellness clinic is created using sustainable materials and provides a calming reprieve from the bustling outside world whenever you visit. Located in Fitzroy, Melbourne, our team of therapists seek to provide a natural way to overcome ailments and treat health problems. Our clients vary in age, gender and life circumstance, and for each one we create a personalised treatment plan to ensure that their mind and body is given everything it needs to heal and grow.

Take charge of your health today

If you’re experiencing musculoskeletal issues, Komyuniti’s team of passionate myotherapists can help.

To make a booking, call us on
(03) 9995 8880 or email us at info@komyuniti.com.au

We’ll contact you to confirm
your appointment.

Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

For thousands of years, Chinese medicine and acupuncture have treated and eased common health conditions. Chinese medicine is centred around the idea of homeostasis, the body’s ability to maintain balance. It follows our fundamental principle at Komyuniti Fitzroy, treating the body as one by focusing on underlying causes, rather than just the symptoms of disease.

How does Acupuncture work?

Through their practice of acupuncture, our practitioners insert fine needles into the skin at nerve centres throughout the body. When we insert a needle into the nerves, we stimulate the nervous system, which signals the midbrain to release endorphins, enkephalins and increases blood flow to targeted areas throughout your body. When your acupuncture points are stimulated, it alters your experience of pain and discomfort by promoting your body’s internal healing regulating system.

Treatments used in Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine offers an incredibly diverse range of therapeutic practices, like acupuncture, Chinese herbs in capsule, powder, or tinctured form, moxibustion, cupping, gua sha, massage, and dietary advice.

What to expect

At Komyuniti, our approach to Chinese medicine and acupuncture is all about the individual. Typically, our consultations run for an hour. Through the session, we’ll examine you and create a case history, examining your pulse, tongue, and abdomen. Once you’re diagnosed, we correlate the information into a treatment plan that is designed specifically to enhance your health and wellness. Treatment is considered safe. But as with all other health treatments. Possible associated adverse reactions may occur.

Systems of Acupuncture

Komyuniti Acupuncturists are trained and proficient with the following systems of acupuncture:

Electro Acupuncture

DNA (Distal Needling Acupuncture)

Dry Needling

Japanese Acupuncture

Motor-point & Trigger-point Needling

Master Tung (Acupuncture)

Scalp acupuncture

The Balance Method (Dr Tan)

The Learning of Japanese Acupuncture

The Japanese approach to Acupuncture is more gentle and refined than the Chinese version, so it’s ideal if you’re sensitive to needling or just want to try a more refined approach. We use fine needles, shallow, gentle, and painless insertion, and our practitioners place emphasis on touch and advanced moxibustion techniques. It means that the process is more gentle and soothing on your body.

Moxibustion

Moxibustion is the practice of thermal heat stimulation applied to acupuncture points. We combust a traditional herb called mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris latifolia), which provides a different therapeutic effect than needles. Moxibustion is seen as an important adjunct to acupuncture treatment.

Fertility & IVF Support

At Komyuniti, Fertility is a clinical focus of our practitioners. We are able to support you from preconception care to pregnancy. Management of symptoms that may present during pregnancy to postpartum care. We’ve developed natural fertility and IVF acupuncture programs that go beyond just complementary therapy for infertility. We work alongside Melbourne's fertility and IVF centres, always integrating our programs together to support you with your journey.

Evidence Based Medicine

The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review 2017. lists the following conditions that provide strong evidence to support the use of Acupuncture:

Anxiety & Depression (with antidepressants)

Lower back, neck and shoulder pain (Chronic or Acute)

Knee pain (osteoarthritis)

Migraines and headaches

Digestive health (IBS)

Respiratory conditions (Allergic rhinitis)

Cardiovascular conditions (Hypertension with medication)

Not sure if we can help? Then please contact us to discuss whether acupuncture is suitable for your situation. Our friendly practitioners are available to help answer your questions and enquiries.

Acupuncture for chronic and
acute pain

A review by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in 2017 concluded that:

"Acupuncture is more effective than both usual care and sham acupuncture for chronic pain based on the most robust evidence from high-quality trials of acupuncture for chronic pain."
MacPherson H, Vickers A, Bland M, Torgerson D, Corbett M, Spackman E, et al.

Acupuncture provides lasting effects on pain

A review of 6,376 patients with chronic pain found that:

"90% of the pain-relieving benefits of acupuncture persisted 12 months after treatment."

MacPherson H, Vertosick EA, Foster NE, Lewith G, Linde K, Sherman KJ, et al. The persistence of the effects of acupuncture after a course of treatment: A meta analysis of patients with chronic pain. Pain. 2016.

Acupuncture is effective for chronic pain

Individual patient data meta-analysis of 17,922 patients treated with acupuncture for chronic pain found:

"Acupuncture is effective for chronic pain."

Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, et al. Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. Archives of internal medicine. 2012;172(19):1444-53

Making an appointment

At Komyuniti, we provide HICAPS services, which means you can claim instant rebates from your Private Health Fund. All of our practitioners are registered healthcare providers, and their services are registered with all of the major healthcare funds.

To make a booking, call us on
(03) 9995 8880 or email us at info@komyuniti.com.au

We’ll contact you to confirm
your appointment.