• Scraping Therapy, Gua Sha, or Graston

    Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (I.A.S.T.M)

    Scraping therapy is another ancient deep tissue massage technique that Acupuncture Clermont recommneds for home use, modern sports medicine is re-discovering for its effectiveness to reduce muscle knots and scar tissue in muscles and tendons, it uses a smooth edge tool to directional massage along muscle and tendon fibers to physically breakdown scar tissue and realign muscle fibers bunched in knots.

    Scraping, Gua Sha, Graston, spooning, or Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (I.A.S.T.M) performed at Acupuncture Clermont will feel like a firm massage and should be done within your comfort level, the correct technique can provide full results without pain but can still leave a light red to maroon discoloration of the skin for 1-3 days.

     

     

     

    • Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual (2 vol. set, 2nd Ed.) L., Travell J. Simons D. Simons. ISBN 9780683083637. USA: Lippincott Williams & Williams, 1999.
    • Melzack R, Stillwell DM, Fox EJ. Trigger points and acupuncture points for pain: correlations and implications 1977 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/69288
    • Trigger point--acupuncture point correlations revisited. Birch, S. s.l. : J Altern Complement Med Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2003. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12676038
    • Treatment of myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a randomized, controlled trial. 2011 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039607/

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    Wed: 10.30am-6.00m
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  • Call, text, or fill out the form below and we will get in contact with you.

    221 Frontage Road
    Suite H.
    Clermont, FL. 34711
    Mon: 9.30am-5.30pm
    Tue: 11.00am-7.00pm
    Wed: 9.30am-5.30m
    Thu: 11.00am-7.00pm
    Fri: 9.30am-3.00pm
    Sat: Closed
    Sun: Closed
    352-234-3011
    352-234-3011
    info@AcupunctureClermont.com
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