Manual Soft Tissue and Myofascial Techniques. Active Release Technique (ART) & Graston Technique

Adhesions are your body’s attempt to heal a soft tissue injury with a lengthy inflammation process, resulting in long strands of collagenous scar tissue. These new tissues pull against one another, forming trigger points of pain. Goals of Soft Tissue Mobilization: • Break down or reduce adhesions • Improve range of motion • Lengthen muscles and tendons • Reduce swelling and edema • Decrease pain • Restore functionality Some of the well known techniques used by our doctors to break down soft tissue adhesion are: 1. Active Release Technique (ART). Once identified, the condition is targeted by one or more ART treatment protocols, each combining precise touch with specific patient movements to restore proper function and relieve pain. Because the ART system is unique, the results are uncommon. There are no known side effects and most conditions, including strains, sprains, and other musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), are resolved in just five or fewer treatment sessions. 2. Graston Technique: It is a a patented form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively break down scar tissue and fascial restrictions using the Graston instruments to specifically detect and effectively treat areas exhibiting soft tissue fibrosis or chronic inflammation.