40 | IASTM - Do the hard tools clinicians use break up fascia? The truth about scraping

Want to understand why IASTM, or soft tissue work using a tool, feels so good and is SO common? Join Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom as they explain some of the tools commonly used in IASTM and what they are really meant to do.  Listen in to be empowered with the right questions to ask your clinician so you can better understand what is happening within your body during massage or tissue work.  If you love hands on treatment from your clinician, great! This podcast will help you understand what you can add into your soft tissue work routine to achieve tissue recovery long term.  Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom wants you to have the power to incorporate what feels great to you in a healthy, sustainable, and up to date way. What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl: 00:39 – Why it's empowering to ask questions to your clinician 02:35 – What IASTM, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, means and tool examples 06:49 – Popular sayings associated with IASTM which might not necessarily be true and why 07:25 – What the terms tendon repair and fibroblast really mean in relation to IASTM 12:24 – What soft tissue work really does 15:15 – Why understanding why your body has tension is a step closer to a long term solution 18:28 – Why IASTM needs to be coupled with movement 19:20 – What the goal of IASTM is and what does not achieve that goal To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtu.be/kaGXux-W3Gg Research Citations: Gehlsen, G. M., Ganion, L. R., & Helfst, R. (1999). Fibroblast responses to variation in soft tissue mobilization pressure. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 31(4), 531-535. doi:10.1097/00005768-199904000-00006 Hussey, M. J., Boron-Magulick, A. E., Mcleod, T. C., & Bacon, C. E. (2018). The Comparison of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Self-Stretch Measures to Increase Shoulder Range of Motion in Overhead Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 27(4), 385-389. doi:10.1123/jsr.2016-0213 Ikeda, N., Otsuka, S., Kawanishi, Y., & Kawakami, Y. (2020). Effects of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Musculoskeletal Properties—Corrigendum. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52(2), 524. doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000002230 Seffrin, C. B., Cattano, N. M., Reed, M. A., & Gardiner-Shires, A. M. (2019). Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization: A Systematic Review and Effect-Size Analysis. Journal of Athletic Training, 54(7), 808-821. doi:10.4085/1062-6050-481-17 We Think You’ll Love: FREE QuaranTeam Challenge The Free 7 Day Mobility Challenge Jen’s Instagram Dom’s Instagram YouTube Channel Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! To check out the rest of Doc Jen’s website, click here: www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode40 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message