Physical Therapy and Muscle Imbalances
Muscle imbalances including scar tissue, trigger points, tight, hypertonic muscles are a result of every day wear, sport injuries, car accidents, etc. These everyday stressors on muscles result in a decreased length-tension relationship meaning your muscle fibers are not at the correct length to be used to full potential. When this occurs your body starts using compensatory movements, using the wrong muscles to move and creating stress to muscles and joints that are troublesome.
Through a physical therapy evaluation you will have a full body assessment noting static posture, movement patterns through functional movements, muscle strength and extensibility to find the source tissue that is the root cause of the faulty body mechanics that lead to poor performance through every day activities.