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Both myofascial and IASTM therapies are used for the treatment of pain. However, the nature of both therapies is different. Let us talk about one by one in detail:
Myofascial therapy is a kind of physical treatment usually used for treating pain syndrome. This syndrome is caused by tightness and sensitivity in the myofascial tissues. All these tissues support different muscles all around the body. Usually, the pain initiates from particular points in the myofascial tissues, known as “trigger points.”
A lot of myofascial treatments occur during a session of massage therapy. Some medical practitioners and chiropractors may also provide this service.
The therapist will include a process of myofascial massage and see for tightened or rigid areas. The normal myofascial must feel elastic and pliable. The therapist will start massaging and enlarging the areas that seem tight with light pressure. After that, the therapist helps the supportive sheath and tissue to release tightness and pressure. This process is repeated many times on the similar or other trigger points until he feels the tension in the muscle is entirely released.
The parts where a therapist works cannot be close to the origination of the pain or the point where you feel most of the pain.
Myofascial therapy works the vast system of muscles that may cause pain. It attempts to lessen the tensions of the body by releasing different trigger points around an extensive section of the muscular system.
The benefits of myofascial therapy are:
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization, or IASTM, includes many tools that enable clinicians to locate and treat those people who are diagnosed with soft tissue dysfunction. The aim of using the instrument is to scrape the skin in hopes of more connective and healthier tissue. IASTM can decrease pain and improve different functions throughout the body.
IASTM uses medical-grade stainless steel and specially designed tools for breaking up the scars tissues and assist in improving the functions of the wounded parts of the body. The scar tissues can affect the way your tendons and muscles work; through breaking the scar tissues, the therapist aids you in increasing the movement and flexibility while reducing pain.
During treatment, the therapist presses the stainless-steel tools against the scarred or inflamed areas of soft tissue, stimulating the natural healing processes of your body. The shape of the device permits the therapist to treat the areas they cannot reach appropriately with the hands alone while increasing the sensitivity and precision of treatment. Also, the tools are frictionless, permitting them to move comfortably on the skin. The shape and size of the tools help the therapist feel parts that could not reach easily and find out the areas of pain or tightness.
In addition to improving function and reducing pain, IASTM offers a lot of benefits, for instance: