IASTM Therapy in Thornton, CO | Sports Physical Therapy in Denver, CO

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IASTM

Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)

is a manual physical therapy technique performed at UNITE.rehab.perform Physical Therapy and Sports Performance. Our Thornton, CO sports physical therapists use specially designed metal tools to gently move and scrape against the skin to relieve pain, decrease inflammation, and promote the healing process.

If you have been living with an injury, IASTM will likely benefit you. Contact UNITE.rehab.perform today to request an appointment with one of our licensed Thornton, CO sports physical therapists and learn more about what you can gain from this technique!

How Do I Know If IASTM Will Help Me?

You may be wondering if IASTM is right for you. There are a vast number of conditions that IASTM can treat, including:

Back pain
Neck pain
Hip pain
Heel pain/Achilles tendonitis
Myofascial pain and restrictions
Rotator cuff tendonitis
Patellar tendonitis
Muscle strains
Ligament sprains

Shin splints
Achilles Tendonitis
Chronic joint swelling associated with sprains/strains
Bursitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tennis and golfer’s elbow
Post-surgical scars
Plantar fasciitis
IT band syndrome

What Can I Expect With IASTM?

You may be wondering, “why is it necessary to use instruments in physical therapy?” Most manual physical therapy treatments are done with the hands, but there are many benefits that instruments can bring. For example, these special instruments can effectively reduce soft tissue restrictions and improve scar tissue mobility 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.

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. 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).

When using certain levels of pressure through IASTM on the affected muscles, tendons, or ligaments, a mild inflammatory response is initiated. While this may seem counterintuitive, inflammation helps promote the body’s natural healing process, so you can recover and get back to your life faster.

This also helps reduce 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.

How Can I Get Started With IASTM?

Do you have one of the symptoms listed above? Are you frustrated because of a lingering injury? Are you not able to breeze through your workouts or practices anymore? If so, IASTM may be for you.

Contact our Thornton, CO, and Denver metro area sports physical therapy team today to request your appointment and meet with one of our dedicated physical therapists who will determine the best course of treatment for you. Don’t let injuries limit you anymore – take a stand with physical therapy!

Don’t leave it to chance.

Let Denver’s premier team of sports physical therapists and performance coaches lead the way!