Olympic Therapy Now In The Villages

     When muscles, tendons, or ligaments are injured, they can heal haphazardly with random scar tissue forming. The area can be tight, discoloured and painful. Graston technique breaks up those fibers and smooths the tissue underneath to free up the tissue, allowing for better range of motion, reduction in pain and continuation of the healing process. Graston Technique, also known as an Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Technique (IASTT), was originally developed specifically for athletes, but today the use goes far beyond just athletes.

     The Graston instruments are used to separate and break down scar tissue (collagen cross-links). This process increases circulatory function and helps the practitioner to mobilize, reduce, and re-organize fibrotic restrictions in the neuromuscular-skeletal system.

     This technique is effective in treating post-surgical scar tissue. Heart surgery scars, total knee arthroplast (TKA) scars, and mastectomy scars are just a few of the possible treatment sites. The Philadelphia ABC Evening News featured a segment on this technique. It also noted how heart surgeons are referring patients for Graston Technique treatments after their wounds have healed.

     

   Patients usually receive two treatments per week to obtain optimal results. However, improvement is usually noticed after 3 or 4 treatments. To ensure long term success many therapists recommend 8-12 sessions.  Treatments typically last 5-to-10 minutes.

    Dr. John and Dr Chris are Graston certified and offer this treatment in conjunction with other treatment protocols.