What are those shiny tools?

Graston technique is a unique, evidence-based form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively address soft tissue lesions and fascial restrictions, resulting in improved patient outcomes.

When you combine Graston technique with some of the exercises we give you in the clinic it’s going to help you improve your motion and function. This tool kind of looks like a butter knife, some are in an s shape and are different in thickness and size.

• Is Graston something that is new?

It is not something that is new, it was originally founded years ago.  The results you'll get are 75-90% of conditions it is used on in restoring function to acute and chronic injuries, pre and post surgical.  If you come into the clinic we likely will use it if you have an ACL tear or some kind of incision.  We would use it around those scars to make sure you don't develop anymore scar tissue around those incisions.

• What conditions can be treated?

It can be used around scars, very common with Achilles tendinitis, lateral epicondylitis in the elbow and patellofemoral disorder.  We like to use it a lot on the tendons because it helps loosen them up.  Tony likes to use Graston!  It is a great form of instrument assisted therapy.  Sometimes he likes it better than massaging in the quad area on a client.  He feels like it works better and gets deeper!

With this stainless steel tool It works in a way that your hands or other tools cannot.   This helps Set Graston apart because the whole patten is inside the edge and curvature. You can purchase a tool like it on amazon, but you won’t get the same results. Tony feels like when using it on himself and on patients it works great!

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