The efficacy of the Graston technique instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in the reduction of scar tissue in the management of chronic ankle instability syndrome following an ankle inversion sprain
| dc.contributor.advisor | Docrat, Aadil | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Korporaal, Charmaine Maria | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Loghmani, Terry Carey | |
| dc.contributor.author | Parker, Alexandra | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-03-10T11:09:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-03-10T11:09:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban Institute of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2005. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | According to research, continuing symptoms of pain, instability, crepitus, weakness, stiffness (Pellow and Brantingham, 2001) and swelling (Patel and Warren, 1999:332) commonly follow an acute ankle sprain. The cause of these symptoms is often attributed to the development of a tight sensitive scar (Reid, 1992:251) within the injured ligament. The treatment options available include scar tissue debridement (Bassewitz and Shapiro, 1997), manipulation (Edmond, 1993:164), mobilization, (Hockenbury and Sammarco, 2001) and ultrasound (Thomson, Skinner & Piercy, 1991:43-44). Transverse friction massage could also be used to reduce adhesions (Kessler, 1990:85) and improve mobility of the tissues (Kessler, 1990:140). The Graston Technique Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (GTIASTM) comprises a set of stainless steel instruments (Carey 2003:2) designed to detect and reduce scar tissue and adhesions (Carey 2003:7) by bringing about an area of controlled microtrauma (Hammer, 2003(b):1) and inflammation (Carey 2003:32) through a mechanism similar to that of friction massage. | en_US |
| dc.description.level | M | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 138 p | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/219 | |
| dc.identifier.other | DIT112708 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10321/219 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chiropractic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scars | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Chiropractic--Dissertations, Academic | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sprains | en_US |
| dc.title | The efficacy of the Graston technique instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in the reduction of scar tissue in the management of chronic ankle instability syndrome following an ankle inversion sprain | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| local.sdg | SDG17 |