Hey everyone! My name is Elana I am also based in Melbourne!! For the last 6 years I have been doing a range of studies in remedial massage, sport science, psychological studies and myotherapy! This is my first year in the industry working as a myotherapist and I’ve been enjoying every bit of it so far! Nice to read about everyone else’s career journey!!!

@Toby Sam Harris thank you! I have definitely found it helpful! I’ve always loved the connection between the body and mind so being able to know what’s going on from a psychological perspective has helped when it comes to treating and knowing what’s going to suit that person in that moment- a lot of my treatment planning comes from the biopsychosocial model - understanding how these 3 components can be contributing to what someone presents with. For example I have a single stay at home mum of 2 children on the spectrum she’s got a lot going on that can be mentally challenging and fatiguing, she carries a lot of stress and is always just doing thr best for her family. When I first saw her I recognised her nervous system was just on alert she was in a lot of upper body aches and pains, from this I explained it all to her and suggested that for that session going in with an “aggressive” treatment style may not be appropriate or effective at that time, in which i simplified it and still addressing her pain points but in a way that would down regulate her nervous system and allow her to relax. She absolutely loved it and came in the following fortnight feeling less tension, better mental clarity and overall able to complete day to day tasks just that extra bit better than before !! I’m yet to work with athletes but this sort of approach would be super helpful especially when they may have an injury and need to see the light at the end of the tunnel of it all ☺️☺️☺️

@Jihad Elmasri exactly along the lines of what I was thinking too ! Thank you!! A home program is perfect for this particular client ☺️

@Janel Tay this is super helpful thank you !!!

Keennnn 🔥🔥

@Rulan Albarouki I’m done with studies, BUT would love to get you in touch with them and be your sidekick !!!! Let’s make it happen 🤝🏼

This couldn’t have come at a better time!! Taking it into my myo classes to dissect sith everyone !!!

@Rulan Albarouki I definitely will!! Initially thinking some sort of ligament issue like ACL and thinking along the lines of what everyone else has mentioned such us if pain is superficial or deep but now that more info has been provided and you said to think what attached to the medial knee the cogs are doing some more thinking! Potential MCL but also nil to orthos and because of the pain on knee flexion there’s also hamstrings to consider ?? My mind is going down a rabbit hole hahahahhaah keen to find out more about this !!!