The Graston technique is a mobilisation method applied to soft tissue — muscle, tendon and fascia — with stainless-steel instruments. In the international literature it falls under IASTM (instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilisation). Fizyoterapist Aydın Ali does not use it as a standalone treatment but as one stage aimed at reaching the source of a movement restriction; every session is completed with exercise.
Fizyoterapist Aydın Ali provides one-to-one care for graston technique at the clinic in Bursa Nilüfer — in Fethiye Mahallesi, on Kelebek Sokak, at a central point of Nilüfer, opposite the Fethiye covered market.
It is a short trip by car or public transport from İhsaniye, Odunluk, Balat, Özlüce, Ataevler, 23 Nisan and the surrounding areas. Every session is one-to-one, assessment-based and tailored to you.
In long-standing back, neck and shoulder complaints, hardened bands form in the tissue that can be felt by hand. Surface-level release brings temporary relief in these bands; a few days later the same point becomes tender again in the same way.
Fizyoterapist Aydın Ali uses Graston tools to find these bands and work on them in a controlled way. Mild tenderness during application is an expected response. It isn't enough on its own: in the same session, why that area is being overloaded is identified, and if that load isn't distributed through exercise, the complaint returns.
The instrument's firm edge makes tissue restrictions that are hard to feel by hand easier to detect, and lets pressure be directed onto a narrow area. The aim is not to force the tissue but to work the restricted region in a targeted way.
No. For the movement gained to be kept, that region needs to learn to work through its new range — which is why Graston work is always built into an exercise programme.
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Fizyoterapist Aydın Ali · Bursa Nilüfer. Share your complaint; we plan the process together after the assessment.
You will feel pressure and tension during the application. How much discomfort varies by person and region; it should never be unbearable, and telling the therapist the moment it feels uncomfortable is enough to adjust it.
Some people notice temporary redness or light bruising in the treated area. This is an expected response and its extent is adjusted through the dose of the application.
Hands-on techniques applied to joints and soft tissue, combined with exercise for a result that lasts.
For pain on the outer elbow that flares with gripping: a graded tendon-loading programme that rebuilds grip strength.
Shock wave therapy for chronic tendon and heel complaints, used as part of the programme.
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