Airrosti

Scott Alexander

My gf has had some long-standing hamstring issues, diagnosed by her chiro as tendonitis/tendonopathy (sp?). He's doing graston, some massage, strengthening exercises (like PT), and has even started doing some dry-needling, but she's still not moving forward nearly as fast as she wants or expects to.

Another friend of hers suggested airrosti, which to me seems like a REALLY deep tissue massage. But it's EXPENSIVE, like $225/hour expensive! The place that she's thinking of says to expect results within 3 sessions ($775!!!), which she's ok with if it works.

This is the place she's looking at: http://www.airrosti.com/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand

Anyone have any feedback on this procedure and/or technique?!?

Shaughn Simmons

Don't know from experience, but thinking rationally, it makes sense.

Deep tissue massage generating focused circulation in the needed areas can only speed recovery in my view.

SS

david ware

She might look into ART. A number of us have had realy great resuts...

thekidduxc

+1 to David's comment concerning ART. Wish they had ART here in Dubai. I need it!!

Here is a list of registered ART providers in the Dallas area.

http://www.activerelease.com/providerSearch.asp?strGeocode=(32.7766642,+-96.79698789999998)&strAddress=Dallas,+TX,+USA

Scott Alexander

ART is one of the things her current chiro is also doing; apologies for not listing it above.

Paul Hough

Scott - I never heard of it, but can only imagine that it must be exceedingly painful. And yes, $225 an hour is big time expensive. If it worked, 3 sessions would be worth it, but I bet they don't have a money-back guarantee.

Robert Sabo

Spent five minutes on the site and still coudn't tell what they actually did beyond soft tissue mobilization. I also can't tell who these people are or what training they have. I have tried a lot of treatment for my hammie and this does not look like it would be worth my time.

jimmy augustine

I have had great results from arrosti. I am prone to achillies tendonosis and every time it flares up I go to arrosti for a week or two, he works my calves and I am good to go.
That said, my insurance covers it. So it costs me much less. The only thing that i failed to get results on was golfer's elbow.
Arrosti hurts but in my experience it has been effective. 3 sessions might be overly optimistic. But you should atleast see noticable improvement in 3 sessions.

Robert Sabo

What do they actually do? Who are the practitioners? What is their background ? Training ?

jimmy augustine

it is soft tissue work. focused on the facia that surrounds the muscles. and scar tissue. From my experience on the receiving end to help with my achilles the guy would work on the backs of my legs between the knee and the ankle. it hurt like a bear but sometimes I could feel the difference in a day.
How are they trained - I think that mine has a chiropractic degree. He is a doc but I honestly don't know. I was referred to him during my "I'll try anything to get over my chronic achilles problems" search.
I can sense your skepticism. And if it was more than the $20 copay that it cost me I might have felt the same way.

Anu Rao

Saem as Jimmy I went to one for some AT issues very close to a marathon and he did fix it and I ran the race with no issues from the AT. And I agree at 225 a pop I'd be skeptical too, not to mention I absolutely have no faith in chiros and had never gone to one. But my visits were also covered by insurance and another friend with similar views on chiros recommended it. It is a sort of mix between PT and massage therapy/ART.

In addition to the work at the office which hurt like a ^%&$, he also had me do a bunch of PT type strengthening exercises, also some stretching and roman roller stuff. I liked his attitude where he said our goal is to have you out of here in a couple of visits and never need to come back, and I have not gone back, been 3 years now.