Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) can help you 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 physiotherapy technique performed at Blue Oak Physiotherapy.
Our Abbotsford physiotherapists 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 Blue Oak Physiotherapy today to request an appointment with one of our licensed Abbotsford physiotherapists and learn more about what you can gain from this technique!
What does IASTM do?
You may be thinking, “Why should tools be used in physiotherapy?”
Most manual physiotherapy 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 physiotherapist 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 physiotherapists 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 or off).
IASTM has been proven to help with:
Limited motion
Motor control issues
Pain with movement
Muscle recruitment issues
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.
Conditions we treat with IASTM
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.
Meet with one of our dedicated physiotherapists who will determine the best course of treatment for you.