Yesterday, I went into the local REI store and started talking to the customer rep in the shoe department. I was wearing a marathon finisher's shirt and she told me that she ran Berlin and New York this year. I mentioned that my achilles tendon hurts after running and she suggested that I try "Muscle Scraping". What is muscle scraping?
For post workout, I have the Stick, Rollers, stretch bands, hyperice massage gun and a hard lacrosse ball -- but have never heard of muscle scraping. She also mentioned that she uses a tool from a company called Sidekick. After google searching a lot, watching videos, and then consulting with my niece, who is a Physical Therapist, it appears that the products from Graston and Hawk Grips are for Physical Therapists and contain about 8 different massage tools, with a cost of roughly $3,000 US. The Sidekick tool appears to be for weekend warriors and costs about $200 for 2 pieces. And then I did an Amazon search and found a similar scraping tool (made in China) for about $20.
Has anybody tried muscle scraping (either by self treatment or thru a PT)? Any suggestion/recommendations?
Thanks
For post workout, I have the Stick, Rollers, stretch bands, hyperice massage gun and a hard lacrosse ball -- but have never heard of muscle scraping. She also mentioned that she uses a tool from a company called Sidekick. After google searching a lot, watching videos, and then consulting with my niece, who is a Physical Therapist, it appears that the products from Graston and Hawk Grips are for Physical Therapists and contain about 8 different massage tools, with a cost of roughly $3,000 US. The Sidekick tool appears to be for weekend warriors and costs about $200 for 2 pieces. And then I did an Amazon search and found a similar scraping tool (made in China) for about $20.
Has anybody tried muscle scraping (either by self treatment or thru a PT)? Any suggestion/recommendations?
Thanks