Ok, so you are asking what an Airrosti guy is. He is a therapist who performs the Airrosti Rehab method. Airrosti stands for:
A quote from their website states:
Airrosti Stops Pain, So Pain Doesn't Stop You
Airrosti is a Best Practices Treatment Model designed to resolve many conditions in a very short amount of time. Most patients experience results after only one treatment—with 95% pain free range of motion achieved within 3 visits on average (based on past patient outcomes).
I have to tell you, that this is absolutely true! I have suffered with hip pain, believing it to be bursitis, for several years. It is debilitating, and one time could not even walk. An Airrosti therapist came to our gym and was giving demonstrations on what it is. I went to the website located the doc in my area -- Dr. Vachhani. If you are in the Houston area, you need to go see him. Am I glad I did! After about 3 treatments, my hip was no longer in pain, and I was able to walk, run, and exercise like I had wanted to. I do go back to him on occasion for follow ups, because my hip has a propensity for re-injury due to some scoliosis and knee displacement that I have (I know..I'm a mess), but once I'm done with my treatments I am able to get my groove on again.
What the doctor does is manipulate the "fascia" , or connective tissue of the muscles. Here is a quote from their website:
While it is important to assess and treat all aspects of the musculoskeletal system associated with any specific injury, one cannot ignore the role and importance of fascial tissue.
Why? Fascia, or connective tissue, has little to no blood supply and therefore its healing capabilities are limited. When you suffer an injury, the fascial tissue will remain distorted until manually corrected.
What is Fascia? Fascia is a thin sheet of connective tissue that:
Airrosti Certified Providers are expertly trained to apply evidence-based manual therapy and active rehab exercises to correct these connective tissue distortions.
- Covers everything from bones to muscles, organs, arteries, veins and nerves
- Provides a smooth, low friction environment for muscle contraction and relaxation
- Wraps around bony surfaces, creating an attachment surface for tendons and ligaments
- Holds the body's organs in place
- Transmits tension for vital movements from muscle to tendon to bone and from ligament to bone
- Creates a supportive and movable conduit for nerves, blood and lymph vessels as they pass through and between muscle
Here is a video of Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson talking about her experience with Airrosti:
Here is a quote from someone else who can put this succinctly and better than I can (from http://www.yelp.com/biz/airrosti-rehab-centers-buda#hrid:Bo5Rz1C7U0U6d4x0SRM-wA)
Fascia is a tissue that surrounds everything in your body. It's a connective tissue that well, connects muscles and bones and such, and also supports and protects them. Fascia also helps move body fluids around. When an injury occurs -to a joint or muscle - the fascia gets affected as well. Unfortunately, the fascia has no blood supply, therefore has limited ability to heal itself.
Think of a ball of playdough. If someone came along and stuck their thumb in it and made a dimple, there is no way the playdough can reshape itself without manual intervention. So, what Airrosti does is "fasica release." They get in there and reshape the playdough. They do this with what feels like the deepest deep tissue massage you have ever felt.
Click on this photos to find out what injuries Airrosti can impact:
WARNING: Airrosti is NOT for the faint of heart. It HURTS. It is like a REAAALLLLY deep tissue massage, and I have him play some jazz music while he is treating me because it takes the edge off. But, I tell you, the results are worth every part of the treatment.
So, if you have tried everything else, and nothing seems to work, try AIRROSTI.
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