Chiropractors can be lifesavers for those with back pain.
And with the prevalence of people doing office work, where your back can be strained by staying in the same position all day, chiropractors are more important than ever.
In Los Altos, CA, Dr. Mary Reimer uses a special technique on her patients called the Graston technique, which is “a manual modality that releases scarred or trapped muscles and connective tissues”.
When muscles are injured, scar tissue forms. But the scar tissue can overdevelop, impairing muscle movements and causing more pain than the initial injury. This overgrowth of scar tissue is known as an “adhesion”.
The Graston technique for correcting this problem is based on the use of stainless-steel instruments that enable the practitioner to detect and release adhesions. The instruments are coupled with emollient cream (Gaston cream) allowing the instruments to glide easily. With Dr. Reimer’s expert stroking technique, the procedure is literally painless and very effective.
It has a “75 to 90 percent success rate”—making this form of muscle manipulation is the next generation of chiropractic techniques.
