Most people’s traditional view of soft tissue therapy is that it involves “hands on” treatment. However this is only a small portion of what soft tissue therapist do to assist with injury management. Educating patients about their condition, identifying contributing factors from their lifestyle, as well as instigating a structured and tailored exercise program, are some of the most important things soft tissue therapists do.
With age, musculoskeletal tissues show increased bone fragility. Loss of cartilage resilience, reduced ligament elasticity, loss of muscular strength resulting in fractures, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, chronic muscular pain. Thus, building muscle strength and endurance is critical, particularly for people in their 50s and over.
MarKay programmes are designed to encourage older people to adapt to increased levels of physical activity through functional exercises, which include a wide range of physical activities that focuses on restoring and maintaining strength, endurance, flexibility, stability and balance.
