Manual Therapy
Joint Mobilization
Joint mobilization involves applying gentle, sustained pressure, or rhythmic oscillations to a joint to improve its mobility. This can also trigger neurophysiological effects that help reduce pain and muscle spasms, such as stimulating pain-inhibiting pathways in the spinal cord.
This type of manual therapy can be a valuable tool for people with stiff or painful joints. It can help them move more easily, participate in activities they enjoy, and reduce their reliance on pain medication.
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
IASTM is a specialized manual therapy technique that utilizes tools to address soft tissue restrictions, pain, and dysfunction.
What are IASTM Benefits?
Modulate Pain: By stimulating mechanoreceptors in the skin and deeper tissues, IASTM can trigger pain-inhibition, providing relief from muscle tension and soreness.
Promote Healing: IASTM can stimulate local inflammatory responses, which are essential for tissue repair and regeneration.
Manage Range of Motion: through pain modulation and blood flow, IASTM can help unlock restricted movement to make you feel and perform better.
Myofascial Release
Myofascial release (MFR) is a hands-on soft tissue technique that focuses on releasing restrictions in the fascia, a connective tissue web that surrounds and connects all our muscles, organs, and other structures. By addressing these restrictions, MFR can help improve range of motion, reduce pain, and enhance overall body function.
How Myofascial Release Works:
MFR practitioners use gentle, sustained pressure and specialized techniques to address these restrictions in the fascia. Unlike traditional massage, which focuses on muscle manipulation, MFR directly targets the fascial layers.
Cupping
Unlike traditional approaches that compress tissues, cupping gently lifts adhesions, loosens fascia, releases trigger points, and decompresses nerves. This promotes increased blood flow, reduces pain, and improves range of motion, allowing you to move with greater freedom and efficiency.
At Advanced Movement + Balance, we combine cupping with a comprehensive movement assessment to pinpoint specific movement inefficiencies and design a personalized treatment plan that tackles the root cause of your limitations. Whether you’re a high-performance athlete seeking a competitive edge or someone looking to alleviate everyday aches and pains, AMB’s cupping therapy can help you reach your movement goals.
