Graston Technique
We have all experienced injuries that don’t seem to go away or always tend to come back. One of the reasons could be a build up of scar tissue in muscles. In the healing process our body attempts to repair muscles, tendon and ligaments with “scar tissue”, much like that scar that forms on the skin when you have scrapped or banged your knee. As you can imagine, that scar tissue is not as strong and flexible as normal, healthy undamaged tissue. Over time we can have a build up of this fibrous scar tissue, particularly in the muscles, tendon and ligament that get a lot of use. This can lead to pain and dysfunction because this replacement tissue lacks the strength and flexibility of healthy tissue.
A soft tissue treatment technique called Graston Technique allows us to better detect and treat these areas. With the help of those stainless steel instruments that glides along your muscle, tendons or ligaments it acts like a “scar tissue” stethoscope. When knots or bands of scar tissue are encountered, the instrument can be used to “break up” this restriction or adhesion. After treatment there is usually a decrease in pain, increase flexibility and increase in strength in the muscles.
The following are some of the more common conditions that respond well to Graston Technique:
Tennis elbow, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Back pain, Plantar fasciitis, Rotator cuff tendonitis, Achilles (Heel) pain, Post surgical traumatic Scars, Myofascial Pain Restrictions, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Wrist tendonitis.
