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I just had my first ASTYM treatment and it was pretty intense and painful, has anyone else had this type of treatment? If so, did it work for you?
Thanks,
Ang
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If it hurts, that means it's working out the scar tissue that is bundled around your nerves, but it should become less painful the second and third times etc.
February 12, 2013 - 7:35amThe sides of my legs felt like pins and needles at first treatment, but the second time was much nicer, and eventually started to feel like a massage.
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I've had a number of different structural treatments - Rolfing, ART, ASTYM - for various connective tissue related issues. All were milding to very uncomfortable, sometimes being to the limit of what I could tolerate for the session. With the benefit of several years of history for self evaluation, I'm confident that my plantar, Achilles, and IT band issues would have NEVER improved without this type of treatment. The regime has pretty good staying power as well, but you do have to stay engaged, and do the work on your own also!! A foam roll, and a good stretching routine have allowed me to get the most out of the time/money/pain investment. We are going for another round on the most stubborn issue, a 20 year old chronic Achilles problem, and right now it 'seems' like even that is starting to improve, when NOTHING else has worked. I can also offer that my IT bands were some of the worst most of my PT's had ever seen, and I'm now within normal range of motion, something my PT and I both thought was a long shot when we started. It took a couple of rounds of treatment, and some diligent work in between, but having my chronic and severe bilateral patella pain subside has been well worth it. 55 year old Male endurance athlete.
December 19, 2012 - 9:29amThis Comment
I have had 3 treatments of astym. No Pain during treatment. It has helped tremendosly. Have a pinched nerve in right neck and have pain in neck up back of head and down my back. I am looking forward to more treatments. I have had P.T., shots in my neck and head and NOTHING helped until I started treatements with astym.My therapist had taken training and I think that is why I had no pain during or after the treatments.
November 4, 2012 - 4:34pmThis Comment
I don't know what you guys are talking about.....I just had my first session and I felt like I was getting a massage. It didn't hurt at all.
October 13, 2012 - 5:01pmThis Comment
I have my second treatment tomorrow for my knee replacement. The first treatment was more pain in a 15 minute period than I have ever experienced in my first 64 years of life. It felt like he was peeling the skin off my knee. I will say afterwards I enjoyed more movement in that knee since my surgery Oct 1st. I just am dreading tomorrow. The therapy room is large with about a 12 tables. I had people on each side for the 1st treatment. They do have rooms on the side where they put some people because their screaming was distracting. Too bad they cant give a pain shot. I dont understand why we have to endure the pain. I will continue as others have told me it gets better! What keeps me going is my resolve to get full use of my knee back. For three years i did every nonsurgical method offerred, then orthoscopic, then knee replacement. I have hurt for more than 3 years and it is exhausting.
November 8, 2012 - 2:48pmThis Comment
I had astym therapy in 2008 for distal bicep tendinitis with good but not perfect results. The pain reoccurred this year and I'm repeating the therapy now. I think I'll continue the stretching exercises after the therapy sessions this time.
September 27, 2012 - 8:27pm64 yr old male
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Hello everyone, I recently suffered an IT Band injury while running. My therapist diagnosed it as being severe ( for that type of injury ). He began performing the ASTYM treatments to my leg, moving from knee up to hip. As everyone has already said it is pretty painful.. Yet, after three treatments I've gone from not being able to run to almost fully recovered! I did experience bruising but I honestly believe that it has helped a great amount! Recommend to everyone
March 23, 2012 - 5:44pmThis Comment
I just had my first astym treatment today, on a problem with my shoulder and arm. The doctor thought it was a rotator cuff issue, but the physical therapist thought it was related to cancer treatment (lymph node removal and radiation). The treatment did not hurt at all - felt a little like a massage. I have a little better range of motion than I did prior to the treatment. I have several more scheduled, so will see how it goes.
August 14, 2012 - 4:54pmThis Comment
Had my 1st treatment yesterday. It was the most intense feeling/reaction I've ever felt! Hell, it hurt like hell but, if it gets rid of my chronic heel spur and Achilles tendinitis pain, it would've been well worth the pain and I'll count it all joy! I can only hope those whose testimonials say that the pain will go away or subside turns out to be the story of my life!
March 1, 2014 - 4:34pmThis Comment
I've had 12 treatments on my ankle: plantar facitis, arthritis, tarsal tunnel and peroneal tendinitis from a sprain 5 years ago. Treatments are the worst. So painful, sometimes I can't make it through the session. I'm in the same amount of pain now as when I began.... It might be worse now. Going back to my podiatrist. My insurance doesn't cover it, been paying $70.00 per session. Disappointed.
December 18, 2011 - 10:56pmThis Comment