Learning path · Final year, interns & clinicians
Soft-Tissue Toolkit
The soft-tissue techniques you'll use most — when each fits, how to apply it safely, and how to prove it helped.
7 steps · about 75 minutes in total
By the end you'll be able to:
- Choose between MET, positional release, myofascial release and trigger-point work
- Explain how hands-on care can ease pain without 'fixing' tissue
- Respect safety limits and reassess every time
Step 1 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 10 minNext up
Pain Science Basics — Why Hurt ≠ Harm
Pain is always real — but it isn't a damage meter. Learn to explain this to any patient.
Step 2 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 10 min
Tissue Healing Phases — What to Do and When
Protect, then repair, then rebuild. Match your treatment to the biology.
Step 3 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 11 min
Muscle Energy Technique (MET)
A gentle muscle contraction by the patient against your precise resistance, followed by a stretch or movement into the new range.
Step 4 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 11 min
Strain Counterstrain / Positional Release
Finding a tender point, then holding the body in the position of most comfort for about 90 seconds to settle it.
Step 5 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 11 min
Myofascial Release (Direct & Indirect)
Slow, sustained pressure or stretch on the tissue envelope (fascia) until it feels like it softens, either into the restriction (direct) or toward ease (indirect).
Step 6 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 11 min
Trigger-Point Pressure Release
Steady pressure held on a tender knot in a muscle until its pain eases, usually followed by stretching.
Step 7 · Mission · 10 min
Regional applications
Pick one body region and compare two soft-tissue options for it. Which would you choose for an irritable, painful presentation — and why?