Your body is full of connections.  The bones connect with tissues of different types.  When you have an injury, more than one part can be damaged.  

For example, hurting your knee playing a sport like soccer:  What can happen?

If your bones in your knee move and are not directly in the same place they were before, the tissues around them are going to be affected.  Ligaments, muscles, tendons, menisci are all going to be stress and could pull or tear.  

That is why Dr. Amie Gregory, DC, CCEP, ANF works on your spine, limbs, soft tissue and nerves!

Her soft tissue mobilization tools are used to treat a number of problems.  So what does she use?

Graston Tools:
 
Graston Technique (SASTM) tools are designed for treatment of soft tissue disorders.  These remarkable instruments effectively break down fascial restrictions and scar tissue helping your body to heal and create more movement in the body. 

The ergonomic design of these instruments provides the clinician with the ability to locate restrictions through sound waves. The unique design allows the clinician to treat the affected area with the appropriate amount of pressure, due to square surface of the instruments. 

Trauma to soft tissue causes a local inflammatory response.  This initiates reabsorption of inappropriate fibers (scar tissue). During the treatment, the instruments breakdown scar tissue or "adhesions" which may have developed as a result of surgery, immobilization, repeated strain or other forms of stress on the body.  

How does this help you heal?

Breaking down these tissues and allowing for newly formed normal tissue to form allows your body to move properly and put less stress on your joints. This form of treatment is beginning to be used by professional athletes and colleges like Stanford to increase their performance and manage injuries.