Soft Tissue Therapy is one of the main
ingredients in Physiotherapy effort to improve an
individual’s Mobility as well as imperative in the
support of Movement Practices, from team
sports and dancing to Powerlifting, Yoga, Martial
Arts, and everything in between.

Soft tissue is everything in the body from head
to toe, except for bones.

Myofascial Trigger Points or ‘knots’ are a natural
phenomenon that occur in the soft tissue,
particularly in Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers, when
those muscles are involved in repetitive
movements or ‘overuse.’

This long list of soft tissue includes,
but is not limited to: organs, skin, fat, and
muscles. However, for the purposes of training
and fitness, the operational definition of soft
tissue will be reduced to include only the
physiological structures mainly responsible for
creating Human Movement. Home Physiotherapy in Chandigarh guide you about
following soft tissues:
Muscles
Tendons
Fascia
Ligaments

Fortunately, there are several easy ways to
eliminate knots and reduce the future formation
of these Myofascial Trigger Points and the pain
and compensation patterns that come with them.
Solution and Preventative Measures for
Myofascial Trigger Points

1.(Movement & Stretching)

2.SoftTissue Therapy.

Myofascial Trigger Points (Knots) can easily be
remedied and prevented with soft tissue therapy.
As well as diversification in daily movements and
implementing a stretching practice.

contraindications that are taken care for treating
Adhesions and Scar Tissue while Physiotherapy at home in chandigarh.

• Acute inflammation (Swelling)
• Laceration (Open Wounds)
• Malignancy (Incorrect Alignment)
• Osteoporosis (Bone Decay/Disease)
• Ligamentous Rupture
• Herniated disks
• Nerve Compression or Damage

Another advantage of using hands for soft tissue
therapy is ‘dexterity.’ The hands offer an array of
different techniques that provide more leverage
in smoothing out the tissue.
Each Self-Massage Technique offers a different
‘texture’ of pressure or force that positively
effects the soft tissue and breaks up knots and
possibly adhesions. Ultimately, using hands for
Self-Massage techniques offers more options for
an individual to be effective in his or her soft
tissue therapy practice.