RunningAHEAD - Topic: PT to help shins heal

PT to help shins heal (Read 458 times)

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posted: 6/5/2008 at 4:32 PM
modified: 6/5/2008 at 4:41 PM

Quote from Ennay on 6/5/2008 at 4:15 PM:

I went to a PT for BAD shinsplints that I had ignored until I had grape size nodules ..they did a technique called ASTYM on me...worked FABULOUSLY. Hurt like sin.

I had some small nodules, too (not grape size though). What's ASTYM? And, did they go away immediately? I mean like, finish PT, then go out and start building your mileage back up?

I have my last scheduled appt tomorrow, and I hope he'll tell me to go and try out my "new shins" over the weekend. My soreness is just about gone, and I can't feel the lumpiness (scar tissue) that was there before. I want to be cured so bad I can't stand it!

MTA: Goggled ASTYM.... I think that is basically what he did to me, except he used his thumbs instead of some sort of "instrument". OUCH! He told me he did a residency in England with a rugby team, and the PT used ome sort of hook looking thing with a ball on the end to break up the scar tissue. That sounds worse than thumbs to me. Tongue

I don't know how it could be worse, but sounds like it.

Ennay view log Bif! Bam! Pow!	posted: 6/5/2008 at 4:37 PM modified: 6/5/2008 at 4:37 PM
	Quote from run_ac_run on 6/5/2008 at 4:32 PM: I had some small nodules, too (not grape size though). What's ASTYM? And, did they go away immediately? I mean, like, finish PT, then go out and start building your mileage back up? I have my last scheduled appt tomorrow, and I hope he'll tell me to go and try out my "new shins" over the weekend. My soreness is just about gone, and I can't feel the lumpiness (scar tissue) that was there before. I want to be cured so bad I can't stand it! Astym is a technique where they scrape your legs and feet with lucite scraping things. The theory is that "muscle fibers are supposed to lie parallel, like spaghetti in the box, scar tissue is jumbled like spaghetti on the plate" and they comb the fibers so that the scar tissue breaks up and the fibers go the right way. You can tell where you had scar tissue because you bruise there. Nice. Fabulous like you are supposed to KEEP running while they do it. Maybe at reduced mileage if ramping too fast is your cause. And with other PT exercises to address the root cause (in my case chronic tight calves combined with post pregnancy piriformis weakness) But you need to keep the muscles working to realign the fibers or whatever mumbojumbo.
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Marathonjunkie Ice Cream Man	posted: 6/5/2008 at 5:39 PM
	Quote from Ennay on 6/5/2008 at 4:15 PM: I went to a PT for BAD shinsplints that I had ignored until I had grape size nodules ..they did a technique called ASTYM on me...worked FABULOUSLY. Hurt like sin. Is ASTYM an acronym for something and if so what? I have heard the term E-stim thrown around for electrical stimulation. Is it the same thing?
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run_ac_run view log	posted: 6/5/2008 at 7:24 PM
	OOhhhh. I wish they had told me to keep running. Elliptical is as good as I got. Better than nothing at all, I guess. I definately bruised as well. Looked awful. I'll let you know how it goes the next few days. Thanks

Ennay view log Bif! Bam! Pow!	posted: 6/5/2008 at 8:40 PM
	Quote from Marathonjunkie on 6/5/2008 at 5:39 PM: Is ASTYM an acronym for something and if so what? I have heard the term E-stim thrown around for electrical stimulation. Is it the same thing? nope no electrical stuff...too bad, I always liked when that was part of my PT http://www.astym.com/
	Beware the Pink Boxing Gloves of DOOM! "It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer 2009 Goals New PR's in 5K 10K HM M I failed the 12 minute run in 11th grade...