IASTM continued, now that I talked about what it is and what it is used for now, we can talk about the Top Sugar Land Chiropractors benefits and risk. Here are some benefits that instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization includes.
1. Less scar tissue formation
2. Greater tissue extensibility
3. Less pain
4. A better range of motion
5. Improved cellular activity near the injury
One thing I can tell you that there are not much studies over IASTM meaning that some of these benefits may or may not be relatable to your specific condition. So, if you are interested or if IASTM is recommended to you ask your Top Sugar Land Chiropractors physical therapist about the expected benefits. Now what are the risks of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization. Here are the following risks.
1. Worsening of the pain
2. Ineffectiveness
3. Bruising
4. Redness of the skin where the treatment was being done at
Many physical therapists believe instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is and effective treatment for movement loss, pain and myofascial restrictions. For whatever treatment is being recommended to you your number one question should be is it effective. So, how is IASTM different but first let me give you a rundown of history about IASTM. IASTM can also be known as Graston technique which was developed in the 1990s. Crazy because it was by an athlete who would create his own instruments to help treat soft tissue injury. Now it has grown in popularity. Physical therapists may use different types of tools to perform IASTM. What are some of those Top Sugar Land Chiropractors different types of tools? It can be anything like blades, scrapers and sharp pointy object than can look scary and make you wonder about if you should even be getting that therapy. I am sure not many use the scary looking ones anymore ha-ha. Now you see either metal, plastic or rubber tools that are used for IASTM. So, what makes instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization different from any other massages? Normally when receiving massage therapy, a physical therapists use their hands so there is a direct skin to skin contact. When receiving IASTM treatment a physical therapist uses either a metal or plastic tool to provide that soft tissue massage and mobilization. They can use the tool gently or vigorously scrapping or rubbing over the skin. When you feel or see the physical therapist rubbing the area with the tool and this is used to explore, locate and release tightness in the fascial system. Just to recap everything we talked about Top Sugar Land Chiropractors IASTM is known as the Graston technique. It is a technique used for myofascial release and massage during a physical therapy session. Physical therapists perform IASTM with a metal or plastic tool. It is normally scraped or rubbed over the skin and the technique does carry some risks, but the benefits may outweigh them. So, if you are interested in this service as about and talk about it to get more inform about it with your physician.
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