IASTM

IASTM Can Help With Chronic Pain

If you haven’t heard of IASTM and you’re living with pain, you should consider looking into it. Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is a manual physical therapy technique performed at Connections Physical Therapy.

Our Massachusetts and Rhode Island physical therapists use special plastic or metal tools to gently move and scrape against the skin to relieve pain, decrease inflammation, and promote the healing process.

Contact Connections Physical Therapy today to request an appointment with one of our licensed Massachusetts and Rhode Island physical therapists and learn more about what you can gain from this technique!

How can IASTM benefit me?

You may be wondering if IASTM is right for you.

There are a vast number of conditions that IASTM can treat, including, but not limited to:

Bursitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tennis and golfer’s elbow
Post-surgical and traumatic scars
Trigger finger
IT band syndrome
Back pain

Neck pain
Hip pain
Heel pain/Achilles tendonitis
Myofascial pain and restrictions
Muscle imbalances
Plantar fasciitis

Rotator cuff tendonitis
Patellar tendonitis
Muscle strains
Ligament sprains
Shin splints
Chronic joint swelling associated with sprains/strains

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What does IASTM do?

You may be thinking, “Why should tools be used in physical therapy?”

Most manual physical therapy treatments are performed with the hands, but instruments can offer several advantages!

These special tools, for instance, can effectively break down fascia (connective tissue) restrictions and scar tissue.

An IASTM-trained physical therapist will use a variety of different speeds and pressures when practicing this particular procedure, and it will be dependent on the essence of your condition and your individual needs.

These techniques have been developed to allow physical therapists to find and treat affected areas with greater precision.

These various speeds and pressures function to promote a contraction or inhibit a muscle (also known as turning a muscle on) (also known as turning a muscle off).

IASTM has been proven to help with:

When using certain levels of pressure through IASM on the affected muscles, tendons, or ligaments, a mild inflammatory response is initiated.

While this may seem counterintuitive, inflammation helps promote the body’s natural healing process, so you can recover and get back to your life faster.

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Are you ready to discover the benefits of IASTM?

Do you have one of the symptoms listed above? Are you suffering from pain? Are you not able to breeze through your daily tasks anymore? You can get back to living an enjoyable life with IASTM.

If so, discover the benefits of IASTM today!

Contact Us Today at Acton, Amesbury, Westwood, North Grafton, Groton, Harvard, Holliston, Leominster, Mansfield, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Oxford, Pepperell, Salisbury, Wellesley, Worcester, MA Centers and Portsmouth, RI clinic to request your appointment and meet with one of our dedicated physical therapists who will determine the best course of treatment for you.