Soft tissue mobilization is a manual therapy technique used to treat musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction by targeting the soft tissues, including muscles, tendons and fascia. This form of manual therapy involves applying specific hands-on techniques to release tension, improve circulation, and optimize function in the affected areas. Our physical therapists use soft tissue mobilization in Watertown, NY to enhance mobility, reduce muscle tightness, free adhesions and facilitate recovery from injuries.
- Muscle Strains: This technique is effective in relieving pain and tightness associated with strained muscles, promoting faster recovery and restoring function.
- Tendonitis: Soft tissue mobilization can improve circulation to help reduce inflammation and pain in the tendons, improving mobility and promoting healing in conditions like tennis elbow or Achilles tendonitis.
- Scar Tissue: Following injuries or surgeries, scar tissue can restrict movement; this therapy helps break down adhesions and improve tissue flexibility.
- Fibromyalgia: Individuals with fibromyalgia may benefit from soft tissue mobilization to alleviate widespread muscle pain and enhance overall relaxation.
Have You Heard of IASTM?
If you haven’t heard of IASTM, you should consider it. If you have been living with a painful and/or limiting condition, IASTM will likely benefit you.
Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a manual physical therapy technique performed atInnovative Physical Therapy Solutions.
Our 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 Innovative Physical Therapy Solutions today to request a free consult with one of our licensed physical therapists and learn more about what you can gain from this technique!
What will an IASTM treatment session look like for me?
You may be wondering, “why is it necessary to use instruments in physical therapy?” Most manual physical therapy treatments are done with the hands, but there are many benefits that instruments can bring.
For example, these special instruments can effectively break down fascial (connective tissue) restrictions and scar tissue across the body. These instruments are also designed to act as an aid for physical therapists, so they can find and treat affected areas with more accuracy.
There are a number of different speeds and pressures that an IASTM-trained physical therapist may use while conducting this specific technique, and it will be based on the nature of your condition and your specific needs.
These different speeds and pressures work to facilitate a contraction (also known as turning a muscle on) or inhibit a muscle (also known as turning a muscle off).
This also helps break down adhesions or scars that may have occurred, due to a surgical operation, repetitive use injury, or immobilization. By breaking these down, IASTM allows functional restoration to occur.
IASTM has been proven to help with:
- Muscle recruitment issues
- Pain with movement
- Motor control issues
- Limited motion
When using certain levels of pressure through IASTM 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.
So, how do I know if IASTM will treat my condition?
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:
- IT band syndrome
- Trigger finger
- Plantar fasciitis
- Post-surgical and traumatic scars
- Tennis and golfer’s elbow
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Bursitis
- Chronic joint swelling associated with sprains/strains
- Shin splints
- Ligament sprains
- Muscle strains
- Patellar tendonitis
- Rotator cuff tendonitis
Ready to get started?
Contact our physical therapy office in Watertown, NY today to request your free consult and meet with one of our dedicated physical therapists who will determine the best course of treatment for you.
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?
If so, discover the benefits of IASTM today!
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