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GRASTON TECHNIQUE®: A BREAKTHROUGH IN SOFT TISSUE THERAPY
What Is It? The Graston Technique® (GT) is an evidence-based approach to physical therapy that treats soft tissue injuries and fascial restrictions. Also referred to as IASTM (Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) or sometimes known as scraping because of the way the tools glide and scrape along the tissue. This revolutionary method helps your body heal from a variety of pain-causing conditions.
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During a Graston Technique session, your physical therapist uses specially designed stainless steel instruments to effectively locate and treat areas of scar tissue and fascial restrictions. By gently gliding the tools over the skin, we can identify and break down tissue fibers that are causing pain and limiting your movement.
Who can benefit from of Graston Technique:
Athletes: Those recovering from sports injuries or looking to improve performance by enhancing flexibility and reducing muscle tightness.
Individuals with Chronic Pain: People suffering from conditions like tendinitis, bursitis, or chronic muscle pain can find relief.
Post Surgical Rehabilitation: Individuals can use this technique to improve healing, reduce scar tissue, and restore function.
Workers with Repetitive Strain Injuries: Those who perform repetitive tasks may benefit to alleviate pain and improve mobility.
BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION THERAPY
in Holly Springs, NC
What Is It? Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training is a revolutionary technique that combines low-intensity exercise with controlled blood flow occlusion. This unique approach delivers similar results to high-intensity training without the need for heavy weights or strenuous workouts.
How BFR Works: uses a specialized cuff placed on the upper part of an arm or leg to safely restrict blood flow. This allows you to perform low-intensity exercises at a much lighter resistance than you would typically use. By creating a controlled metabolic stress in the muscle, BFR training mimics the effects of high-intensity workouts, leading to significant strength and muscle gains with less wear and tear on your joints. This makes it an incredibly effective tool for accelerating your recovery and getting you back to your favorite activities faster.
Who can benefit from BFR training:
Athletes: Looking to enhance strength and muscle growth, while minimizing the risk for injury.
Rehabilitation Patients: Individuals recovering from surgery or injury who may not be able to perform high intensity exercises but want to maintain muscle mass and strength.
Older Adults: Seniors seeking to improve muscle strength and function without the stress of heavy lifting, reducing the risk for falls.
Chronic Pain Management: Those conditions like arthritis can benefit from low intensity training to promote muscle health without exacerbating pain.
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RED LIGHT INFRARED THERAPY: A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH
What Is It? Red light therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses specific wavelengths of light to stimulate cellular activity and accelerate your body's natural healing processes. By penetrating deep into tissues, this therapy can significantly reduce inflammation and alleviate pain, making it an excellent tool for injury recovery. It improves circulation, which helps deliver essential nutrients and oxygen to damaged areas for faster healing and tissue repair. For athletes, red light therapy is a game-changer, helping to reduce muscle soreness and improve recovery time, which ultimately enhances overall performance and gets you back to what you love sooner.
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What Are The Benefits of Red Light Infrared Therapy?
Pain management
Injury recovery: Accelerates healing from sprains & strains.
Anti-inflammatory effects: Helps reduce inflammation & swelling.
DRY NEEDLING
Experience the Power of Dry Needling
What is Dry Needling?
A specialized technique that involves inserting thin, sterile needles into trigger points, which are areas of muscle tension/knots.
This can help:
Reduce pain: Release tension and alleviate discomfort.
Improve range of motion: Increase your flexibility & mobility.
Promote healing: Accelerate the recovery process.
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Who Can Benefit from Dry Needling?
Chronic pain
Sports injuries: Sprains, strains, and overuse injuries.
Widespread muscle pain and tenderness.
VIDEO-OCULOGRAPHY (VOG)
What Is It? Video-oculography (VOG) is a non-invasive diagnostic technique that uses infrared cameras in specialized goggles to record and analyze eye movements, providing a quantitative assessment of ocular motility. It helps identify subtle abnormalities in eye function by detecting movements that are difficult to see with the naked eye, and it is used to diagnose and monitor a variety of neurological and balance disorders, including concussions and vertigo. The goggles are connected to a computer with software that processes the video input, generating data and visual traces of eye and head movements that a clinician can then evaluate.
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How VOG works?
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Infrared Goggles: Patients wear goggles with built-in infrared cameras that illuminate and record the eyes.
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Eye Detection: The cameras track eye movements by detecting features like the pupil and iris.
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Quantitative Data: The goggles send video feeds to a computer, where software analyzes the recordings to provide quantitative data on eye movements, such as velocities, positions, and gains.
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Analysis: Clinicians evaluate the resulting eye-movement traces, comparing them to head movement recordings and performing various positional and eye movement tests.
Benefits of VOG
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Quantitative Data: VOG provides objective and measurable data, which is more accurate than traditional visual observation.
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Detailed Assessment: It can detect subtle eye movements, such as covert saccades during head impulses, that are difficult to see with the naked eye.
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Improved Diagnosis and Treatment: The detailed information from VOG helps clinicians to make more accurate diagnoses and develop targeted treatment plans.
