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...
Meet today’s guest bloggers:
Kris Korsan, PTA (left) has been a physical therapy assistant for 20 years, and co-owns City Center Rehabilitation, a private orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in Peru, Illinois.
Tracy Daugherty, M.S., ATC, PTA (right) has been a certified athletic trainer for 14 years and a physical therapy assistant for four years. Ms. Daugherty works with Ms. Korsan at City Center Rehabilitation in Peru, Illinois.
Chronic Tennis Elbow That Would Not Improve With...
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Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD
Dr. Flynn is board certified in Orthopaedic
Physical Therapy (OCS), a Fellow of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), and a frequent
research presenter at state, national, and international meetings.
Dr. Flynn is widely published including 5 textbooks, 6 book
chapters, over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts on orthopaedics,
biomechanics, and manual therapy issues. He was the editor and
author of The...
ASTYM treatment routinely resolves chronic plantar fasciitis and heel pain. Here an experienced physical therapist talks about how a 50 year old runner who had suffered with chronic plantar fasciitis for over eight years finally got relief with ASTYM treatment. The runner had tried other treatments for his plantar fasciitis without any success. Finally, he received ASTYM treatment in physical therapy, and ASTYM relieved his heel pain.
ASTYM is a highly effective treatment for...
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The
April 2011 edition of Triathlete magazine on-line talks about
chronic plantar fasciitis and how to treat it (“A
Heel Up”). One of the recommended treatments to resolve
chronic plantar fasciitis, or plantar fasciosis, is
ASTYM treatment. Here is why:For years, chronic plantar fasciitis was considered an inflammatory condition and treatments were aimed at reducing the inflammation that was thought to be the cause. However, treatment aimed at reducing inflammation to cure plantar...Read More »
Few things are more frustrating than having chronic plantar
fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis (also spelled Achilles
tendinitis). Here is the story of one patient who suffered
from Achilles tendon pain and plantar fasciitis, and tried
multiple treatments before she finally got better with ASTYM
at KORT physical therapy:
As an Achilles tendonitis treatment, ASTYM improves 94.7% of Achilles tendinitis (tendonitis), or Achilles tendinopathy cases. ASTYM also resolves plantar fasciitis well, with...Read More »
As an Achilles tendonitis treatment, ASTYM improves 94.7% of Achilles tendinitis (tendonitis), or Achilles tendinopathy cases. ASTYM also resolves plantar fasciitis well, with...Read More »
Plantar fasciitis causes a great deal of heel pain and
disability among athletes. As a sports medicine doctor, I
have seen thousands of athletes sidelined by plantar
fasciitis. Most patients will respond to standard treatments
for plantar fasciitis, which include:
ASTYM treatment
Autologous Blood Injections/Platelet Rich Plasma Injections
(controversial)
Corticosteroid Injection (controversial due to potential side
effects)
Electrical Stimulation and Iontophoresis
Extracorporeal Shockwave...
At its core, ASTYM treatment was developed from solid basic science research to stimulate regeneration at a cellular level. Following that, there were a number of case studies published and then a randomized controlled clinical trial on patellar tendinopathy. A large randomized controlled clinical trial on lateral epicondylosis was awarded a platform presentation at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s national meeting, and is now being submitted for publication (for more information...
Read More »Scientific studies have shown an increase in fibroblast recruitment and fibroblast activation with ASTYM treatment, which reveal the body’s underlying physiological response to ASTYM. These studies highlight the regenerative mechanism of ASTYM treatment and help us understand how ASTYM treatment results in the regeneration of soft tissues. There also appears to be a neurological component to the ASTYM treatment process as evidenced by immediate changes in pain perception (often pain is...
Read More »ASTYM treatment is effective in resolving many soft tissue
problems, including chronic tendinopathies, tendon
pain, tendon injury, stiffness, restricted movement, limited
function and other conditions associated with adhesions or scar
tissue that can occur after trauma or surgical intervention. It is
also quite effective on sprains, strains, and other acute and
sub-acute soft tissue injuries.
ASTYM treatment often works even when other approaches fail. One of the main reasons for this is that...Read More »
ASTYM treatment often works even when other approaches fail. One of the main reasons for this is that...Read More »
The tough band of tissue that connects your heel bone to
your toes is called the plantar fascia. It supports the arch
of your foot, and when it becomes irritated or degenerated, then
you have what is called plantar fasciitis (other names
include: plantar fasciosis, which indicates degeneration, and
plantar fasciopathy, which includes both degeneration and the
inflammation indicated by plantar fasciitis). This condition
affects up to 2 million Americans each year.
Runners or people who are on...
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