Bukuts Chiropractic is proud to say that we are one of the only chiropractors in the area to offer this wonderful technique. Read how Graston Technique might be just what you have been searching for...

Graston Technique^® is an innovative, patented form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively break down scar tissue and fascial restrictions. The technique utilizes specially designed stainless steel instruments to specifically detect and effectively treat areas exhibiting soft tissue fibrosis or chronic inflammation.

Originally developed by athletes, Graston Technique^® is an interdisciplinary treatment used by more than 9,000 clinicians worldwide—including physical and occupational therapists, hand therapists, chiropractors, and athletic trainers.

GT is utilized at some 830 outpatient facilities and industrial on-sites, by more than 160 professional and amateur sports organizations, and is part of the curriculum at 38 respected colleges and universities.

For the clinician:

Provides improved diagnostic treatment
Detects major and minor fibrotic changes
Reduces manual stress; provides hand and joint conservation
Increases patient satisfaction by achieving notably better outcomes
Expands business and revenue opportunities

For the patient:

Decreases overall time of treatment
Fosters faster rehabilitation/recovery
Reduces need for anti-inflammatory medication
Resolves chronic conditions thought to be permanent

For employers and the healthcare industry:

Allows patients to remain on the job
Reduces the need for splints, braces and job-site modifications
Contributes to reduction of labor and healthcare costs, direct and indirect

"The Graston Technique^® Instruments allow a deeper, more sensitive palpation and treatment of fibrotic restricted tissue."

—Warren I. Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Six stainless steel instruments form the cornerstone of Graston Technique^®

The curvilinear edge of the patented Graston Technique^® Instruments combines with their concave/convex shapes to mold the instruments to various contours of the body. This design allows for ease of treatment, minimal stress to the clinician's hands and maximum tissue penetration.

The Graston Technique^® Instruments, much like a tuning fork, resonate in the clinician's hands allowing the clinician to isolate adhesions and restrictions, and treat them very precisely. Since the metal surface of the instruments does not compress as do the fat pads of the finger, deeper restrictions can be accessed and treated. When explaining the properties of the instruments, we often use the analogy of a stethoscope. Just as a stethoscope amplifies what the human ear can hear, so do the instruments increase significantly what the human hands can feel

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Clinical Applications of the Patented GT Instruments

Cervical sprain/strain (neck pain)	Lumbar sprain/strain (back pain)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (wrist pain)	Plantar Fasciitis (foot pain)
Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)	Medial Epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)
Rotator Cuff Tendinosis (shoulder pain)	Patellofemoral Disorders (knee pain)
Achilles Tendinosis (ankle pain)	Fibromyalgia
Scar Tissue	Trigger Finger
Shin Splints