Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (Scraping)
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What is it?
Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, more commonly known as scraping, is a favorite treatment technique of ours.
Tool-assisted soft tissue mobilization, if you couldn't guess from the name, is the practice of using a tool to locally target an area on the body.
Why do we use it?
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Desensitize a painful area, change how the brain is perceiving this area.
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Increase blood flow to the area to change the tissue environment.
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Change how the tissues in the area are sliding and gliding relative to one another.
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Use reasons 1-3 to create an opportunity to improve movement patterning and quality.
When is it used?
The key here is that this is only a small part of treatment. Like cupping, scraping is a passive treatment that feels good and helps us create a window of improved tissue mobility and decreased pain. But it is important that these treatments be followed with a loading or mobility exercise to improve movement patterns and movement quality to drive lasting change.
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