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IASTM Can Help You Find the Relief You\u2019ve Been Looking For<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Have You Heard of IASTM?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you haven\u2019t heard of IASM, you should consider it. If you have been living with a painful and\/or limiting condition, IASTM will likely benefit you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is a therapeutic tool that helps to perform soft tissue mobilization techniques. IASTM is performed to detect and treat fascial restrictions, encourage rapid localization, and effectively treat areas that show soft tissue fibrosis, chronic inflammation, or degeneration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

IASTM works by breaking down fascial restrictions and scar tissue. The ergonomic design of these instruments provides the clinician with the ability to locate restrictions and allows the clinician to treat the affected area with the appropriate amount of pressure in a symptoms-free environment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Our Arlington, VA 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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Contact MMA & Sports Rehab today to request an appointment with one of our licensed physical therapists and learn more about what you can gain from this technique!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n

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What will an IASTM treatment session look like for me?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You may be wondering, \u201cWhy is it necessary to use instruments in physical therapy?\u201d Most manual physical therapy treatments are done with the hands, but there are many benefits that instruments can bring.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

IASTM has been proven to help with:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  • Muscle recruitment issues<\/li>\n
  • Pain with movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n