Muscle Tension & Sprains: How We Help You Recover Naturally
“My shoulder’s tight, my back feels stiff—and I don’t even remember how it started!”
Muscle tension and sprains are among the most common causes of pain and dysfunction we see at Living Chiropractic. They often occur due to poor posture, repetitive strain, sudden movements, or underlying imbalances in the spine and joints. Whether you’ve lifted something awkwardly or you’ve just been under stress, these issues can affect how you move, feel, and sleep.
Let’s break down what’s really going on—and how chiropractic, myotherapy, and remedial massage can help you recover.
What’s the Difference Between Muscle Tension and Sprains?
Muscle tension often builds gradually, triggered by stress, overuse, or poor posture. You may feel tightness, reduced range of motion, or ongoing aches.
Muscle sprains or strains involve overstretching or tearing of the muscles or ligaments, often from a sudden movement or injury. You might notice sharp pain, swelling, bruising, or weakness in the area.
Left untreated, these can lead to compensatory imbalances, where your body adjusts to avoid pain—creating long-term issues.
Chiropractic Care: Restoring Function from the Inside Out
At Living Chiropractic, our Gonstead chiropractors look deeper than just the site of pain. We assess for spinal misalignments that may be interfering with nerve function, joint stability, and muscular balance.
✅ Gonstead spinal adjustments are precise and hands-on, helping restore natural movement and take pressure off affected nerves.
✅ When nerve supply is restored, muscles often relax and heal more efficiently.
✅ Research shows that chiropractic care can improve joint range of motion and decrease pain sensitivity in musculoskeletal conditions (Haavik & Murphy, JMPT 2011).
Myotherapy: Targeted Muscle & Joint Rehabilitation
If pain or tightness keeps coming back, myotherapy is often the next best step. Myotherapists take a clinical approach to assessing and treating soft tissue dysfunction, often working on:
✔ Chronic tightness
✔ Reduced mobility
✔ Joint stiffness
✔ Sports injuries and postural imbalances
Our team uses advanced techniques like dry needling, joint mobilisations, myofascial release, and exercise-based rehab to correct underlying muscle dysfunction.
🔍 A 2020 review in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found myotherapy effective in reducing musculoskeletal pain and improving function, especially in combination with other manual therapies.
Why Choose Living Chiropractic?
At our Chelsea Heights clinic, our team includes chiropractors, myotherapists, and remedial massage therapistsworking together to find the right solution for you. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all care—your treatment is always tailored, evidence-informed, and results-driven.
Remedial Massage: Hands-On Relief That Works
Sometimes, your body just needs to let go.
Remedial massage is ideal for:
💆 Relieving muscle tightness
💆 Boosting circulation and lymph flow
💆 Breaking up scar tissue
💆 Calming the nervous system
From deep tissue techniques to trigger point therapy, our therapists tailor each session to your needs—whether you’ve had a recent injury or you’re just feeling wound-up and tense.
👉 Studies have shown massage therapy reduces muscle soreness, improves sleep quality, and lowers cortisol (stress hormone) levels—beneficial both physically and mentally (Field et al., 2014).
✔ Your muscle pain isn’t improving after rest
✔ You feel ongoing tightness or restricted movement
✔ You’re experiencing headaches, neck pain, or stiffness related to tension
✔ You’ve had a sprain or strain and want to recover well—not just push through it
When to Seek Help
Start Your Recovery Journey Today
Muscle tension and sprains are common—but they don’t need to become part of your daily life. Whether you need spinal adjustments, targeted muscle therapy, or just a proper recovery plan, we’re here to help.
Feel better, move better, live better—starting now.
📍 Located in Chelsea Heights, Living Chiropractic supports patients across Bonbeach, Carrum, Patterson Lakes, Aspendale Gardens and beyond.
📞 Call us today: 03 9580 2282
