Watch a patient with shoulder and neck pain helped by Dr. Houston using primarily soft-tissue techniques and pin and stretch methods. Watch how pain levels and range of motion are improved during a shoulder treatment.
We use soft tissue techniques like “pin and stretch,” Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), cross friction massage, and others to create a stimulus for muscles and soft tissues. The increased blood flow, nutrients, and mechanoreceptor stimulation provides natural pain relief and decreases healing times. Sometimes a chronically tight muscle or tissue will become inflamed which can lead to fibrosis and then scarring. If we locate that tissue and break the cycle of stress, the tissue will begin to heal and ultimately provide our patients with long term relief of symptoms.