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All Posts in Category: IASTM

The right tool for the job: ART v IASTM – By: Dr. Mark Kemenosh and Dr. Trisha Sileo

Although the chiropractic practice of Dr. Mark Kemenosh is focused on ART – Active Release Techniques – Dr. Mark and his associates are also certified in IASTM – instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization.

IASTM has similar therapeutic goals as ART – myofascial release to prevent the formation of scar tissue, break up existing scar tissue, loosen muscle fibers and prevent them from adhering together. What differs is the delivery and the theory behind it.

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Calling all Philadelphia and South Jersey manual therapists! We are hosting SMART Tools with The Training Room!

Dr. Mark Kemenosh and Associates with the help of our good friends at The Training Room Physical Therapy group of South Jersey are proud to announce we are hosting the SMART Tools Level 1 IASTM certification at our shared facility in Washington Township aka Sewell, NJ.  We are putting the word out to everyone in […]

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SMART Tools – ITBand Treatment (Short Version)

So a lot of our patients have issues with pain, tenderness and tightness in and around the Iliotibial Band, often times referred to as the ITBand.  While in most cases there are various reasons why our patients present with pain in this particular tissue, treating it has been done various ways in the past, some […]

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Haddonfield Adrenaline 5k – Quickly approaching SELL OUT!

Date:  Saturday, March 18th, 2017 Adult’s Race Type:  5k Run Children’s Race Type:  Kids 1/4 Mile Run and 100 Meter Run Description: The 12th Annual Haddonfield Adrenaline 5K Run will be held Saturday, March 18, 2017. The 5k starts at 9am in front of Haddonfield High School and is followed by a kids 1/4 mile […]

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Plantar Fasciitis and Shin Splints – Why doesn’t Active Release and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation pop up on Google sooner?

Listening to Dr. Kemenosh, Dr. Gross, and a patient converse today, a very good point was brought up that for the sake of patient care, it’s sad that Active Release and IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation i.e. Graston, FAKTR) doesn’t come up sooner when sufferers are surfing Google looking for help.  Right now if […]

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Our new SMART Tools Plus Kit is here! Better than a new phone book!

A few months back we ordered our new SMART Tools Plus Kit for the main office and they came in last week, just in time for the Cross Country Sectionals and States races that we are highly involved with here in South Jersey.  SMART Tools are medical grade 304 stainless steel instrument assisted soft tissue […]

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Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization – Another way to heel up better and recover faster!

So if you have been watching our Blogs and Facebook page lately you might have noticed that we picked up new IASTM (Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) from Smart Tools.  IASTM has been around for about 20 – 30 years now and adopted many different techniques dating back to Gua Sha, which was Chinese medicines version […]

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