Shoulder Pain · Mornington
Can't reachbehind you.
The jacket sleeve, the back seat, the seatbelt. And you've stopped sleeping on that side. A shoulder that's been guarded for months doesn't loosen on its own. Forty minutes to find out what's actually restricting it.
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Does this sound like you?
- You've stopped sleeping on that side, and you can't remember when that started.
- Reaching behind you — seatbelt, back pocket, bra strap — is the movement you now avoid.
- Overhead is fine until a certain point, and then it catches.
- It aches more at night than it does during the day.
- You've been told "rotator cuff" or "impingement", given three exercises, and left to it.
Shoulders are one of the three things Dale sees most. They're also the joint most commonly rested — and a rested shoulder gets stiffer, not better.
"Isn't that just a massage?"
No. A massage treats the tightness. Myotherapy asks why that shoulder has been guarded for eight months.
With a shoulder that hasn't settled, the shoulder blade and the neck are usually part of it. How the blade moves across your ribs, what the neck is contributing, and which positions you've quietly stopped using — that's what the assessment is for. Working on the sore spot alone is why it hasn't shifted.
"I can't sleep on it, and I've stopped reaching for anything above my head."
What patients tell DaleForty minutes. Nothing wasted.
This is not a warm-up appointment where you come back next week for the actual treatment. All four of these happen on the first visit.
History
What you do, what set it off, what you've already tried, and what it's stopping you doing.
Assessment
Range in every direction, what the shoulder blade is doing, and what the neck is contributing. Testing, not guessing.
Explanation
You get told what's actually going on, in plain words, before anything else happens.
Treatment
Hands-on work starts in the same appointment, plus the two or three things to change between now and next time.
Senior Myotherapist · 25 years
Dale Peirson
Twenty-five years of hands on people who'd been told to rest it. Dale's caseload is chronic and complex — the shoulders that have already been through a few other pairs of hands.
He's the only myotherapist here, so the person who assesses you is the person who treats you, every visit.
What people actually say
I was dealing with terrible frozen shoulder pain until I found Mornington Peninsula Myotherapy and Massage. Their remedial massage techniques freed up my shoulder joint beautifully, offering fantastic service for anyone dealing with upper body stiffness.
Highly recommend their treatments if you suffer from chronic shoulder pain. The team at Mornington Peninsula Myotherapy & Massage explained exactly what was causing my shoulder impingement, and the targeted massage gave me immediate relief.
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The first visit
40-minute assessment and treatment · nothing to pay until you arrive
- Full history and hands-on assessment
- A plain-English explanation of what's driving it
- Treatment starting in the same appointment
- What to change before the next visit
Pick a time with Dale.
Booked.
With Dale Peirson at Suite 3, 12/1140 Nepean Hwy, Mornington. Parking on site. Wear something you can move in — you stay fully dressed.
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Monday, Tuesday and Thursday · Suite 3, 12/1140 Nepean Hwy, Mornington
How long have you been sleeping on one side and reaching with the other arm? The point of the assessment is to stop working around it.
Practical bits
- Where
- Suite 3, 12/1140 Nepean Hwy, Mornington VIC 3931. Parking on site.
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Closed Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Wear
- Something you can move in. You stay fully dressed throughout.
- Bring
- Any scans or reports if you have them. If you don't, that's fine.
- Phone
- 03 5947 4896
Straight answers
What if I'm getting pins and needles, numbness or weakness?
Tell Dale at the start, and expect to be pointed next door. Pain, pins and needles or weakness are nerve signs, and the spine and nervous system are a chiropractor's field rather than a myotherapist's — sciatica and radicular pain especially. Mornington Peninsula Chiropractic is in this building, so an assessment is a walk down the corridor, not another search.
Do I need a referral?
No. Book directly.
Will it hurt?
Some of the hands-on work on a stiff shoulder is firm, and range work can be uncomfortable at the end of the movement. Dale will tell you before he does it. Nothing happens without you knowing what and why.
What if it turns out not to be my shoulder?
That happens reasonably often — the neck refers pain into the shoulder and upper arm convincingly. You'll be told that, and it gets treated as what it actually is.
Is this frozen shoulder?
Maybe, and it matters, because a genuinely frozen shoulder follows a different timeline and is managed differently. That's one of the things the assessment is for.
Is this covered by private health?
Myotherapy is claimable with most funds that include it in extras cover. Check your level of cover — rebates vary.