First, I want to thank everyone again for choosing GSO tools. Second, I look forward to hearing your thoughts, experiences, problems, and questions. GSO customers form a diverse and unique group who share a focused interest. Let the exchange of information begin.
7 comments:
I really enjoy my GuaSha tool. I have received great feedback in terms of increase range of motion and decrease pain with knee surgeries (ACL, lateral release, etc). I have been finding a significant amount of scar tissue/adhesions in the VMO region of the knee during treatments. I have also had really great success resolving IT Bands ‘issues’. Back knots, and adhesions in the rhomboid and traps have come out pretty easily (obviously it is painful to work on, however they are being resolved in 1-2 sessions). I have only done some chronic ankle work and one plantar fascia condition with positive results. I have not done much work with the shoulder, elbow and lower leg.
Although I am new to guasha, I have used the tools when the superficial tissue is so fibrotic that I cannot effectively work deeper muscles. It seems to work faster than traditional myofascial techniques and I look forward to exploring the use of these tools in my deep tissue massage practice. Alas, I seem to have lost the smaller of the two tools; is this available for sale seperately?
I found Gua Sha a few years ago and held off purchasing tools until I found these. Although I do have other tools I use, these are the ones I carry and have purchased multiple sets of. I find the tools and techniques to be very effective in addresing a number of issues. Interestingly enough I use the tools most frequently for self care. It used to be when my wrist went out I had pain with work until I could get to the chiro. Now A few seconds of scraping, a little joint mob and I am good to go, immediately. This is my first post on this blog but I plan to make many more. I need to get patient permission to share some case details. I will be back soon.
Love the tools so much. Thank you as jar lids were not my favorite image to patients!! I am currently working on a dancer/singer/actor of light skin pigmentation. There has been three weeks of echymosis in the lateral thigh region coming to the surface, not of the skin sha nature, but in bruising patterns that seems to mimic hand shapes and finger print sized spots even though I am using linear motion gua. It resolves in three days of respite and then reappears in different patterns when repeated. So far three layers have come out of the lateral thighs and two layers came up out of the gluteal region with a central region over the medius coming out very purple...again no real sha just echymosis that dissipates in about three days. Could this be from previous dance lifting injuries the patient has reported in the past that are buried down in the muscle layers...or is it remotely possible I am disrupting some subcutaneous vasculature? Any ideas??
I am an athletic trainer and massage therapist that works with collegiate and profesional level track and field athletes. I was originally certified in the ASTYM techniques and utilized their tools. However, I have recently moved to a different job and the ASTYM tools were owned by my previous employer. The cost for me to get a new set of ASTYM tools was extreme so I researched and found the GuaSha tool. It is every bit as effective as the ASTYM tools and much more reasonably priced. So much so the I've been asked to purchase 3 more sets for my training room I work in so others may be able to use them. They have found that the tools are extrememly effective in treating chronic inflammation, tendonitis and tendonosis pathologies. Once my athletes get use to them, they often ask for a quick light scraping of the legs before competition. It helps to increase blood flow to the area and wake up the legs.
Re: Dr. Bo's dancer: The fingerprint and hand print shapes in the tissue are particularly interesting.
In regards to the bruising you describe, I believe your results may be attributed to several reasons. Dancers and other elite athletes may demonstrate a more visible effect since a significant layer of adipose is not present to obscure petechiae in deeper tissues.
The length of time the client was treated and possibly too much pressure could also be factors.
Perhaps stimulating only an erythematic response after a brief treatment with minimal to moderate pressure and stretching the affecting muscle groups would be adequate. Good luck!
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