Posts tagged Manual Therapy
Treatment Spotlight: Intro to Spinal Manipulation

Spinal manipulations are very safe when performed by trained professionals such as chiropractors, and while little risk does exist it’s on a case by case basis that your chiropractor will assess you if spinal manipulations are suited for your needs.

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Treatment Spotlight: Cupping

Overall, cupping is a very safe treatment to use for quite a variety of conditions. Your chiropractor will mostly focus on using it for musculoskeletal conditions in order to help with the healing process and help reduce pain. If you have any questions about cupping or think that it might be something for you please feel free to ask next time you’re in the office!

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Scraping: What Does it Do? IASTM Explained.

“Today we’ll be exploring one of my favorite manual therapy techniques; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation or IASTM for short. You might recognize this as the “scaping” or “stripping” intervention I use at the office! The history of IASTM stems from China in the 1300’s. The technique was called Gua Sha (gwahsha), which is Chinese for “scraping.””

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Our 5 Best TriggerPoint Products from the RockTape Shop

“TriggerPoint is a life-enhancing brand focused on empowering people to move and feel better. We design and develop innovative massage therapy tools that mimic the touch of a therapist’s hands, so people of all ages, sizes, and athletic ability can feel their best wherever they are.

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