ASTYM treatment is a physical therapy treatment that
regenerates healthy soft tissues (muscles,
tendons, etc.), and eliminates or reduces unwanted scar tissue that
may be causing pain or movement restrictions.
ASTYM treatment is highly effective for restoring movement
and reducing pain from soft tissue injury/dysfunction,
and ASTYM even works when other approaches
routinely fail. One of the main reasons for
this is that ASTYM was designed to target the underlying cause of
many soft tissue...
Many women experience scarring, adhesions and/or contractures which restrict movement after they receive surgery/radiation for breast cancer. Often, women suffer needlessly with this restricted movement because they are unaware that there is treatment available to eliminate scar tissue and restore normal movement.
A clinical research study just published in Rehabilitation Oncology, the official journal of the oncology section of the American Physical Therapy Association, documents how ASTYM treatm...
Read More »Meet today's guest blogger:
Gus Gutierrez, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Gus
is an owner of and serves as clinical director of
BRPT-Lake, a multi-clinic private practice located in and around
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that specializes in the treatment of
orthopedic patients and sports-related injuries. He received
his Orthopedic Certified Specialization distinction in 1994 and
then again in 2004. He is certified as a Level 2 Manual
Therapist and is Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic
Manual Physical...
ASTYM treatment often works even when other approaches fail. One of the main reasons for this is that...Read More »