Graston Technique®: How Does It Work

[@DClark-qq4sd]

I had graston done on my neck and upper back after being in multiple car accidents. The first time was painful the next couple of days, but after that I could turn my head to either side immediately which hadn't happened in probably 8 or so years. I had tried everything. It totally worked. Don't comment unless you have tried it.

[@christinelance8337]

that sounds amazing. Ive had multiple car accidents, mountain bike accidents, falls from rollar blading...etc. My neck and shoulders are on a pain scale of 4-5 EVERYDAY. I am scheduled to have an epidural. I am thinking this might be the solution. Ive tried the chiropractor but my neck is so seized up he can never even get it to adjust anymore.

[@johnterrell2825]

@@christinelance8337 did you ever get it done?

[@christinelance8337]

@@johnterrell2825 no not yet John...would love to!!

[@robinmiller871]

As a Mt I'm definitely interested. Never tried it so apologizes for the comment!!!!!!!!!

[@11ShyDragonfly11]

I am having Graston for Dupuytren's contracture on both hands. It is fantastic, I can grip without pain and wake in the morning without hands that are contracted and in pain. (Retired clinical science specialist and college dean here>)

[@qualitycarephysicaltherapy7270]

We have used this technique for over 13 years and love it.

[@nick2788]

One of the best things to ever happen to me

[@nara0o]

just had a first physical therapy session for feet issues and they did this to me on my calves (i have plantar fasciitis inflammation) and my calves are tight and sore and this felt amazing! was a bit uncomfortable towards the heel area but felt great after it was done. i bet with more sessions it helps even more.

[@robertavery8897]

I had this performed during my therapy for my knee replacement surgery .... I had issues with my lateral collateral tendon. Couldn’t believe the difference. If you really think about it ... it allows very pinpoint pressure on muscle tissue. Not something you can do with ur fingers. Good video.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

This really helped my back out after some muscle injuries I experienced

[@WywyH100]

Worked so well for my shin splints

[@MNRick041]

I have this done during treatment for neck injuries from a car wreck. I keep getting knots in my neck muscles that I can actually feel with my fingers and the Doctor uses Graston to smooth them out. It helps me get better range of motion in the neck exercises I do.

[@loyal4theway159]

it's literally like magic how it works especially with fascia release much better than dry needle

[@xiaomanzhang6360]

Feel like a milder version of a traditional method used in China called Gua Sha😂 I saw some saying the theory between the two is completely different, as Gua Sha targets more to the blood flow etc and Graston technique more to muscles etc… But in ancient time, people didn’t have such a good understanding of anatomy. So they couldn’t explain that much in detail or with precision about why a technique works. If you know more about traditional Chinese machine, then you would have probably heard of a bunch of abstract concepts they invented, like Qi (a direct translation would be something like breath or air), Xue (blood), Jingluo ( this’s actually a bit like lines of muscles and connective tissues having related functions)….They just invented these terms to explain what they found useful, but they’re not necessary all accurate. Anyway, I feel the main difference is Gua Sha would usually go harder on you… By the way, if you apply Gua Sha on healthy tissue, then there wouldn’t be much Sha.

[@oldschoolrock4evr]

You describet it very well, this is the problem today also people talk and describe a lot of pseudo stuff even in mainstream science, but if it works it works. We know nothing anyway

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

I have intense fibrosis front and back due to scoliosis posture issues. The therapist has to press pretty deep with the instrument to get into all layers, I can feel EACH CRUNCHY KNOTTED FIBER as the device passes over it and I have to grit my teeth, but for several days afterward I’ll have full flexibility, so IT’S WORTH IT! Ask your physical therapist about this method and give it at least a couple tries.

[@cloudypac]

Were there any long lasting relief?

[@tamaracaldwell2144]

Where do I go to get this done

[@cosmickel8094]

Can this work with a torn rotator cuff or say a partial bicep tear

[@evanobrien7316]

If somethings torn get surgery

[@nicoleotilia]

@graston technique--does this technique come from the East Asian medicine technique called gua sha?

[@markocroatia1]

yes

[@0SAD1]

This is one of the best techniques. I’ve had it done many times in PT and it’s helped give me back ROM with just a couple treatments. Totally worth it.

[@milkteawithboba2629]

Was this for your knee? I had it done yesterday on my knee to help break up scar tissue. Good lord was that painful lmao

[@gesshugh9976]

@@milkteawithboba2629 There is little proof of the efficacy of treatments designed to break scar tissue in muscle. After 10 days the scar tissue becomes harder than the muscle, so you just end up breaking the muscle around the scar tissue, and prior to that period, the scar tissue is essential to maintaining the structural integrity of the injured muscle. A lot of people believe in soft tissue mobilization, but little evidence supports it, even though some of the treatments do have alternative beneficial side-effects.

[@milkteawithboba2629]

Gess Hugh I can only speak of my experience after having done multiple treatments so far. I noticed a significant difference between the sessions we did and didn’t use Graston. I honestly believe it helped me break through some rather thick scar tissue and I finally gained enough ROM to take my recovery to the next level.

[@yvettethacker6619]

Can you purchase these tools

[@cricrichristelle8144]

Does it break down deep abdominal adhesions

[@DonaldGaron]

its worth giving it a shot - same for systemic enzymes like naottkinase and serrapeptase. You can also try treatment that use cups, suction and movement or try the grit bar that Barefoot Rehab uses. Also, you can find an adhesion release specialist or try shockwave therapy

[@alexandrafernandes5836]

Can this technique be used in fibrosis post liposuction? I'm a physical therapist who treats those conditions

[@travelchannel304]

Love this!

[@ciflau]

I just bought a tool, does it work on knuckles? I have some pain on both hands from boxing

[@11dbrody]

Helped the pain in my finger a lot.

[@stevengoldstein5101]

Does it help improve ROM of the hip capsule after a hip replacement done 15 years ago.I am told problem is not the hardware but the hip capsule.Is this kind of "soft tissue" amenable to this technique?

[@nick2788]

Yes

[@MommaBearsCorner]

got to be better than a rolling table. omg, how can something like that help anyone i wonder. I was put on a roller table ONCE, it lasted like 2 minutes and i was in tears almost trying to get off it! will never be put on one of those again. just can not understand how anyone likes that..

[@_altruistic_6869]

This really isn't a relaxing massage. I had shin splints before which really affected me for 2 years, I get this huge painful pressure around the shin bone. When I had Graston therapy, it hurted like hell but after just 3 days, the shin splints that lasted 2 years were gone in 3 days!

[@11dbrody]

Yeah it def hurts like crazy at 1st but it really does help in the end if you stick it out.

[@CC-lu8ee]

How much does this therapy typically cost? Compared to other therapies

[@11dbrody]

The therapist who works on us charges $75 per person per visit. Not sure what the going rate is elsewhere.

[@dodod666]

can it be used in older people too? above 65 age

[@angelatraverso5171]

yes!

[@virtuosoproductions4589]

Does it work for muscles paralyzed by a stroke?

[@virtuosoproductions4589]

@@americarocks1776 thanks

[@KimBob249ii]

This works, it's miraculous

[@AngelekaL]

I want to do this or get a treatment for my brother. Any suggestions on at home, or what instruments to use?

[@karabarton9994]

I came here to see this technique after seeing a PR use a butter knife!

[@AngelekaL]

@@karabarton9994 amazing

[@karabarton9994]

@@AngelekaL PT🙃kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGmXc4OfhteSobc My leg is sore after using the knife 😳

[@JuanManuel-kj9fu]

is there a way to find someone who does this in my country ?

[@grastontechnique]

Hi Juan. Yes, there is a way to search for a GT Provider in your country! Use our Locate a Provider tool, here: www.grastontechnique.com/clinican-locate-provider

[@JuanManuel-kj9fu]

+Graston Technique® i cant find any in Argentina, os that correct?

[@grastontechnique]

My apologies, Juan. Not all GT Providers choose to be listed in our Locate a Provider search tool. You may still be able to find a GT Provider in your area by using www.google.com.ar/ or calling your local Physical Therapy clinic or Chiropractic office.

[@gilbertramirezpt]

Graston Technique is a unique, evidence-based form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively address scar tissue and fascial restrictions through "comprehensive training" have your advertising staff learn English grammar! Your training a clinician will not improve patient outcomes, treating a patient will accomplish this.

[@Myilduz71]

Can this help with carpal tunnel syndrome?

[@nick2788]

Absolutely

[@KathleenHelenLisson]

Thanks

[@olympicfitness]

In the vague hope that Graston read their comments, I would dearly love to see the high quality RCT which concluded that Graston technique is influential on changes in tissue structure and architecture. Without sound evidence, any technique is nothing but fantasy.

[@angelatraverso5171]

It's hard to RCT these kinds of techniques, or any manual based techniques in the realm of PT to be honest. If all we had was RCT evidence for our treatments, we would all be MDs dealing pharmaceuticals wouldn't we? I don't work for GT, but I'm a huge fan of the results I can reproduce with these tools. And, as an athlete myself, I demand GT from my interns and co-workers when I need it, because I know it works. You don't have to believe in it, but then again, you wouldn't probably believe in much in the realm of manual based PT if you only used RCT's as evidence anyway. Hmmm...

[@TinkerHell04]

Angela Traverso Not to sound stupid, but what is RCT & GT? I’m have many issues that I’m dealing with & checking out as many options as possible & thought it would help to get the lingo down, lol.

[@MommaBearsCorner]

so many things do work. sound evidence is only for pharmaceuticals who only care about things they can make big profit with. This has show high success Mulvaney. I have not done such, but have done research on it.

[@vashbnd7]

@@TinkerHell04 randomized control trial and graston therapy

[@zestrus11]

We should probably all do yoga hey?

[@yvonnenegron]

Ummmm....this is an ancient technique that was born a thousand years ago called GUA SHA!!!!

[@grastontechnique]

Ummmm... no it isn't, but thanks for playing! Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medical treatment in which the skin is scraped to produce petechiae. Practitioners believe Gua Sha stimulates blood flow and healing by releasing toxins from injured areas. Although it would be considered a form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, the intent, and theory are very different than the Graston Technique.® Both techniques involve repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edged instrument, however, Gua Sha targets the skin and the capillaries with the intention of affecting blood stasis, while the Graston Technique® targets underlying muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia. Creating petechiae and subsequent bruising is the intent with Gua Sha, this is never intended with GT. One application of the Graston Technique® for chronic conditions involves inducing controlled microtrauma to stimulate an inflammatory response, but the intent is NOT to rupture capillaries and cause bruising. The intent is to stimulate fibroblasts to increase collagen production. Other applications for Graston Technique® include the stimulation of proprioceptors to address movement dysfunction, and affecting nociceptors to inhibit pain. These are not intended effects of Gua Sha.

[@tyradiola]

No actually this is completely different to gua sha

[@mezzofeldenkrais6131]

Why not use a spoon? Alot can happen with just working with a spoon.

[@mikkelnrgaard6387]

Lol at calling this evidence based. Efficacious, perhaps, but your narratives lavk biological plausibility.

[@grastontechnique]

(someone doesn't know how to use Google 🫢) grastontechnique.com/benefits/research/

[@mikkelnrgaard6387]

@@grastontechnique Someone doesn't understand the science :D

[@KidCity1985]

Nope

[@cneer17]

Lol if by unique you mean completely stealing one of the oldest concepts in massage therapy/wellness

[@tyradiola]

It’s not stealing. Gua Sha and the Graston technique are different. Gua Sha stimulates blood flow in the skin and capillaries while Graston targets muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc to increase collagen production. They’re similar because you repeatedly stroke over the skin with smooth instruments but their intended effects are completely different. You wouldn’t use the Graston technique on your face for your daily skincare routine 😂

[@paulsmith1768]

Witch craft

[@TinkerHell04]

Paul Smith LOL What? Please tell me ur joking!!

[@paulsmith1768]

@@TinkerHell04 Marry Me?!

[@11dbrody]

Isn't that true of all medicine and treatments?? If you do something and you find it helps, then isn't it worth it?

[@afmomania]

Loser