About Graston Technique®

Changing the way soft tissue injuries are treated

Graston Technique^® is an interdisciplinary treatment used by more than 7,500 clinicians worldwide—including athletic trainers, chiropractors, hand therapists, occupational and physical therapists.

GT is utilized at some 825 out-patient facilities and industrial on-sites, by more than 125 professional and amateur sports organizations, and is part of the curriculum at 32 respected colleges and universities.

Outpatient Facilities
Companies/Industry
Colleges and Universities
Sports Organizations

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

See what experts and researchers have to say about the Graston Technique^®

"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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Graston Technique® is a registered trademark and the GT Instruments are patented under U.S. Patent numbers 5,231,977; 5,366,437; 5,441,478; 5,707,346; 6,126,620.