Soft Tissue Mobilization in Pittsburgh

If you are looking for Manual Therapy or Soft Tissue Mobilization in Pittsburgh, look no further. We offer a variety of techniques such as IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization), Percussive Massage, Muscle Release, Trigger point therapy, and more! (These are all just fancy ways to say Massage) The goal of all of these techniques is to help improve muscle function, decrease pain, reduce treatment time, increase healing rate, and aid in not only acute injuries but chronic problems as well!

The Benefits of Soft Tissue Mobilization in Pittsburgh

Your muscles are all covered in a layer of transparent sheath called Fascia. So every time you get a massage or have manual therapy done, what the practitioner is doing is mechanically manipulating muscles as well as their fascia, which is often referred to as “Myofascial Release". Within the Fascia is a network of nerves that communicates with your brain. When we do any type of manipulation of the soft tissue, adjustment, exercise, or Kinesiology taping (RockTape)- what we are doing is communicating with the brain to give it information to decrease pain signals, increase mobility, and on how to move the body relative to what is going on around it aka Proprioception.

Here at Pittsburgh Spine and Rehab, we use these manual therapy techniques in conjunction with other modalities to decrease recovery time and get you back to living life pain-free!

Common Issues Treated:

• Cervical Sprain/Strain (neck pain)
• Thoracic Sprain/Strain (mid-back pain)
• Lumbar Sprain/Strain (low back pain)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (wrist pain)
• Plantar Fasciitis (foot pain)
• Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
• Medial Epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)
• Rotator Cuff Tendinitis (shoulder pain)
• Patellofemoral Disorders (knee pain)
• Achilles Tendinitis (ankle pain)
• Scar Tissue
• Trigger Finger
• Shin Splints
• Recovery