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Graston Technique for Shin Splints

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It happens every spring… we see a wave of patients experiencing shin pain. The issue often turns out to be shin splints – also known as medial tibial stress syndrome – a common lower leg injury that causes pain along the inner side of the shinbone. Shin splint cases soar in April when people resume physical activities that may have been on the back burner during cold weather downtime.

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Graston® for Iliotibial Band Syndrome or ITBS

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Are you experiencing leg pain that runs from your hip to your knee? It could be iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS).

Iliotibial band syndrome is caused when friction against the knee or hip bones aggravates the Iliotibial band. The Iliotibial band is a tendon on the exterior side of the leg that runs from the top of your hip to your knee.

Common symptoms that might indicate ITBS include:

  • Pain ranging from the outer knee to the upper hip.
  • A clicking or grinding in the knee.
  • Pain in these areas that gets worse with activity.

Runner’s leg, as it is commonly called, is just one example of how ITBS can manifest.

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Can The Graston Treatment Treat TMJ?

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The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is the pair of joints on the sides of your head that connect your jaw to your skull so your mouth can function properly. Unfortunately, like any part of your body, you can develop a disorder around your TMJ that causes pain, which is known as TMD for short. This could result from an injury, arthritis, bad habits like grinding your teeth, or even some diseases.

Now that we know some of the causes of a TMJ disorder, what can you do to experience relief from the jaw pain and discomfort?

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Whiplash and the Graston Technique®

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Neck strain caused by a forceful, fast back-and-forth motion is called “whiplash” because the motion resembles the cracking of a whip. Whiplash injuries are most commonly associated with rear-end car accidents, but it can result from sports accidents, trauma, or other similar jolting injuries.

The Graston Technique® is a manual therapy classified as an instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization treatment. The Graston treatment can be used to treat whiplash, along with other conditions.

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Graston Technique® for Sciatica Relief

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Sciatica refers to pain that is felt along the path of the sciatic nerve, an area that goes from your lower back through your hips down past your buttocks into your leg. It typically affects one side of your body at a time. It can be the result of a herniated disk or bone spur on the spine that’s caused a compression of the nerve.

The Graston Technique® is a soft-tissue instrument-assisted mobilization, a manual therapy technique applied during chiropractic treatment. Instead of only using the hands, this technique uses six instruments in combination with a specialized form of massage to create a therapeutic effect.

The six core tools used in the Graston Technique® are made of stainless steel and are a variety of convex and concave shapes. The tools have blunt, rounded edges and are used to scan and detect areas of injured fibrotic tissue.

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