MYOTHERAPY FOR ATHLETES
Athletics requires the extensive use of muscles sometimes to the extent of injury. By eliminating small amounts of spasm within muscle groups, an incredible amount of performance can be recovered. Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy can be an extremely valuable tool in helping prevent athletic injuries by reducing the risk of pulled muscles, as well as dramatically increasing performance.
Bonnie Prudden has been famous since the 50’s for her leadership in physical fitness. Throughout her career she gained a wealth of anatomical knowledge, especially where muscles are concerned. In the late 70’s her involvement in trigger point injection therapy led to her discovery of MYOTHERAPY. With the help of medical professionals she developed the procedure of myotherapy to what it is today. Bonnie Prudden certifies and periodically recertifies all Bonnie Prudden Myotherapists.
The A’s trainers are big believers in Myotherapy. A’s head trainer, Barry Weinberg, said on the CBS This Morning Show, that he would like to keep Myotherapy his “secret,” because “when you have a good thing you don’t want you’re competition to get it.” Ricky Henderson broke the record for stealing bases right after he engaged Myotherapy. A high school athlete broke his record for running each time he competed following a Myotherapy session!
Myotherapy works when pressure is applied to "trigger points" in muscles. Trigger points can be created when a muscle is damaged: birth, sports, accidents, occupations, disease. When a trigger point meets with excessive emotional or physical stress it often responds by throwing a muscle into spasm. Spasm, in turn, causes a drastic reduction in muscular performance. The Myotherapist erases spasm by pressing on the appropriate trigger points and then re-educates the affected muscle as to its normal resting relaxed condition with special exercises designed for each individual problem. The correct exercise is requisite to success. Each person is well trained in the exercises needed to remain in top muscular health.
Bonnie Prudden Myotherapists have successfully completed the course of study set up by Bonnie Prudden and passed a rigorous battery of board exams. In addition they must take forty-five hours of "Update" every two years to keep them informed of all new developments.
Caution: Please be sure that your Myotherapist is Bonnie Prudden certified.