Soft Tissue Work
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) and Cupping
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is a technique utilizing a stainless steel blade that gently glides over your skin. Current research has shown the musculoskeletal and pain management benefits with IASTM stimulate certain receptors within the skin. The receptors communicate to your brain. This helps improve brain to body and body to brain communication. Strengthening communication throughout your body provides a more efficient blueprint for your body to function. IASTM is great to relax muscles, stimulate muscles, and decrease pain depending on your body's needs.
Cupping therapy has been around for around 3,000 years. Arabic and Chinese cultures utilized this alternative therapy aid in healing by improving blood flow and removing stagnation. Today, many people utilize cupping therapy to enhance body performance, reduce inflammation, decrease pain, improve blood flow, and provide a type of deep tissue massage through decompression.
Both IASTM and cupping compliment a nervous system based chiropractic adjustment because "if you don't use it, you'll loose it." If a joint or muscle in the body is not working properly, or at all, the brain may not pay as much attention to it. IASTM and cupping may help to reverse poor neurological patterns that may be present in your body. A happy byproduct of all of this is IASTM and cupping may aid in reducing pain in a region, improving posture and increasing body mobility.