The instrument finds it before you do.
Graston Technique is a specific, trademarked system of instrument-assisted soft tissue work. The instruments are stainless steel, each one contoured for a different region of the body, and they are run over the skin with an emollient so they glide until they hit something that does not glide back.
That is the part patients remember. Fibrotic tissue feels different under steel than healthy tissue does, and it sends a gritty vibration up the instrument into the clinician's hands. The tool is a diagnostic instrument first and a treatment second. It locates the restriction, then loads that exact spot in a controlled way so the body has a reason to remodel it.
What a Graston session actually feels like.
Scan With The Instrument
The clinician sweeps the region at a light angle. Healthy tissue passes smooth. Restricted tissue grabs and feeds a gritty vibration back through the steel. That is where we stop and that is what gets treated.
Work The Restriction
Pressure and angle come up on that spot only. It is a specific, uncomfortable sensation, and your therapist adjusts to what you report as it goes. This is not a full-body scrape.
Move It, Then Load It
Treated tissue gets taken through full range and then loaded, because remodeling follows the direction you use. Steel gives the tissue permission to change. Loading decides what it changes into.
What our patients say.
"Dr. Wetz is super helpful and knowledgeable. I am regaining my normal range hip extension little by little every visit."Carolina F. · Google Review
Schedule an Appointment
No referral needed. Texas direct access lets us treat you for up to 30 consecutive business days without one.
Your first visit is a full one-on-one evaluation with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. If instrument work is the right call for your tissue, we will tell you, and if it is not, we will tell you that too.
You’re all set.
We’ll reach out within one business day to confirm your appointment. If you need to speak with us sooner, call us directly.