Polarity Physiotherapy Center

As I progress further with my powerlifting training, strength gainz also mean that I now carry way heavier loads compared to the weights I used when I was in a high-volume bodybuilding program --  although this is a great thing, this also meant that all that added weight is extra taxing for my body and can cause muscle soreness and tightness.

After a heavy deadlifting + back accessories day, I woke up with my back feeling intensely sore. At first, I thought it was just the average post workout soreness but the pain actually wrecked my training that whole week; I even took 2 days off as an attempt to recover. But as the pain still remained the next week (although, I think I just got used to it), I decided to finally go to a good physiotherapy clinic for a much needed recovery session.

With recommendations from my other lifter friends, I headed to Polarity Physiotherapy Center right after last Monday's deadlift session. Since I trained at Zest Power Gym that day, I had no excuse since Polarity was pretty near the area. After a quick call to book an appointment, I was on my way to a pain-free back.

Mysofascial release

At the self-assessment at the consultation room (before you're actually treated) Polarity makes you cross-off the body parts which you feel most pain and they ask about what the main reason of your visit is, what sport you train, and when the pain started. 

Afterwards, your PT comes in for a quick chat, still at the consultation room, asks more about your sport/pain and proceeds to explain what Polarity is all about. My PT noted that Polarity uses manual mysofascial release to alleviate muscle tightness. This is similar to the use of a foam roller or lacrosse ball, except these licensed physiotherapists use their extensive knowledge & their hands to manually "release" your muscles.

I was escorted to the therapy room, which is has a bed, similar to what you would see at your average massage spa -- but don't be fooled, physio feels nothing like a massage. There's even a warning card on the bed which states that it's normal to feel a bit of soreness and have bruising the next day. As painful as the session was (since they work on your pressure points), it was well worth it. 

In one session, I was able to address my back issue (caused by a slight issue with my deadlift form), as well as work on my tight right hip flexor (from running 10k's without proper stretching) and right shoulder pain (from shoulder-isolated bodybuilding workouts). 

My PT even recommended easy ways to make sure I don't stress those problem areas on my body, such as your basic pre-workout dynamic stretching and post-workout static stretching, and even noted which specific workouts I did that were a little too taxing for certain body parts (such as front and lateral raises for my sh

Polarity Physiotherapy Center

Address: 47 Examiner, Brgy. West Triangle, Lungsod Quezon, 1104 Kalakhang Maynila

Phone: (02) 799 2700