About Muscle Injury Clinic
At Muscle Injury Clinic we utilise Neuromuscular Therapy to effectively treat a wide range of conditions including Sports injuries, chronic pain issues, repetitive strain injuries, and pain or dysfunctions which are sustained as part of everyday life, through a series of manipulative hands on techniques we are specialists in relieving pain, injury and dysfunction in muscle and soft tissue.
The aim of Neuromuscular Therapy is to identify the cause of pain and not just treat the symptoms, so whether you are an Athlete or Sports enthusiast suffering an injury or looking for maintenance work, or you are someone suffering from pain or lack of mobility as a result of home life, work life or other activities, i could have the solution for you.
Contact
Dwayne Smith
The Doctors, Napier, 30 Munroe Street, Napier South
021 0813 0914
Hours
M: 9:00am - 8:30pm
T: 9:00am - 5:30pm
W: 9:00am - 8:30pm
Th: 9:00 - 5:30pm
F: 9:00am - 5:00pm
S: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Pricing
1 Hour Treatment - $85
Seniors / Students - $75
Taping & Strapping - POA
About Dwayne
Dwayne Smith (NMT) is a fully qualified Neuromuscular Therapist and graduate of the National Training Centre, Ireland's leading educator in the field of Health Fitness and Bodywork Therapy. Whom are industry partners with ANMPT (Association of Neuromuscular Physical Therapists), the University of Chester and EHFA (European Health and Fitness Association).
Dwayne has been awarded internationally recognised qualifications in Neuromuscular Therapy and Orthopaedic Sports Massage. He has also been awarded qualifications in Trigger Point Dry Needling, Taping & Strapping and Sports First Aid. Dwayne is professionally competent to offer treatment to relieve and eliminate injury, pain and dysfunction in muscle and soft tissue.
My Background
Having participated in various sporting disciplines throughout the years, and suffering a variety of injuries from head to toe, led me to investigate numerous treatment alternatives. This ultimately directed me towards my career path and has given me a keen understanding of the stresses competitive sport and general pain has on the body, and the key role Manual Therapy plays on restoring function and improving performance.
After 17 years abroad, I am delighted to be back in Hawkes Bay offering my unique form of "Hands On" therapy. Throughout my career, I spent much of my time treating athletes from rugby players to basketballers, endurance athletes to downhill mountain bikers as well as office administrators to retirees. With a personal interest in rugby and experience working with various teams in Ireland, I couldn't help but involve myself with club rugby locally, and am proud to have teamed up with Napier Old Boys Marist.
My goal is simple, to help you help yourself to eliminate your pain. To improve your performance. To improve your well-being and quality of life.I see myself as a facilitator, the body has a tremendous capacity to heal itself with the right bit of intervention.
- Dwayne Smith (NMT)
Treatments
Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is an innovative healing approach that combines the best Soft Tissue Manipulation techniques of Osteopathy, Trigger Point Therapy, Massage and other fields. NMT uses a combination of Manuel techniques and facilitated Stretching to identify and treat Soft tissue injuries, pain and dysfunction. The main focus of Neuromuscular Therapy is to not just treat the symptoms but to also identify the cause of pain and can be combined with other modalities as part of a comprehensive treatment program. I treat individuals with chronic long - standing pain, acute Sudden pain and Occupational injuries.
Myofascial Release
Travell and Simons, define a Trigger Point is as a "......hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule that is tender when pressed, and can give rise to referred pain and motor dysfunction.” What this means is that a Trigger Point will present itself as a "knot" which is along a taut band, or hard felt line along the skeletal muscles, when a muscle presents with Trigger Points, it cannot lengthen and shorten as normal, and as such cannot function properly.
Trigger Point Dry Needling
Trigger Point Dry Needling involves the insertion of a filament acupuncture needle into a target muscle directed specifically at a Myofascial Trigger point. A primary aim of Trigger Point Dry Needling is to achieve a local twitch response, in turn reducing tension and pain. Trigger Points are little nodules in taut bands of muscle, taut bands shorten the muscle inhibiting muscle function.
Electro Acupuncture
The basic premise behind electro acupuncture is to increase the effect of the needles through the addition of the electrical current, the electrical current is able to stimulate more powerfully a larger area than just the needle itself. It is also understood that certain electrical frequencies will induce the release of beneficial chemicals (eg enkephalins and dynorphins) which regulate pain perception in the body.
Orthopedic Sports Massage
A Sports Massage goes deeper than a regular massage. The main aim is to increase range of movement and decrease pain by working on adhesions which form within the layers of muscle and connective tissue.
An Orthopaedic Sports Massage uses a variety of techniques such as cross fibre friction, muscle stripping (which seperates individual bunches of muscle fibres and increase muscle length), Petrissage and Effleurage. The Muscle Injury Clinic also specializes in Pre, Inter and Post Event Sports Massage tailored to suit the individuals needs, you don't have to be an Athlete to benefit from a Sports Massage.
Kinesio Taping & Strapping
Kinesiology Taping is designed to facilitate the body's natural healing process while allowing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body's range of motion. By stretching a muscle, applying the tape to the stretched muscle and returning the muscle to neutral position, the tape forms wrinkles or convolutions in the skin. The wrinkling effect appears to be an essential element in ensuring the efficacy of the Kinesiology Taping technique on muscles.
Strapping can help prevent injury as well as protect the athlete from re-injury whilst returning to sport. The role of tape is to limit the movement in an injured joint to prevent excess or abnormal movement. In addition it should provide support to the muscles surrounding the joint.
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Muscle Injury Clinic
Located ubove “The Doctors” Napier
30 Munroe Street
Napier
