02/06/2023
IASTM
( Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization)
What does it do?
- Triggers neurological responses such as pain relief and decrease in neuromuscular tone ( muscle tightness)
- Stimulates collagen production via fibroblasts
- Stimulates blood extravasation from superficial capillaries ( blood flow)
This is why is also beneficial to use on injuries , surgical sites and any kind of trauma in tissue that is healing