It depends.... It depends.... I have been through Level 1 and 2, currently "GTS". I honestly think it depends on your patient population. For your younger and more athletic populations I find it to be an effective treatment intervention. For more chronic "layered" dysfunction, chronic pain/hypersensitivity, and older de-conditioned populations do not seem to respond as well to it. I know the instructors would disagree, but like most other instructors for con-ed courses I have taken over the years, they are in Private Practice and/or in a franchised clinics that mostly treats athletes and/or more active, healthy individuals. Working for a hospital system where you see many unhealthy, deconditioned individuals, I feel that Graston is not as effective. I am still glad I have been through the training, am certified, and have the intervention in my assessment/treatment tool-box for appropriate patients.

The company does a good job of… The company does a good job of promoting this technique and stresses the training that must be done to be credentialed. A little over the top with protecting the brand name but I suppose that is the realty of corporate America. The web site is easy to navigate, informative and generally looks good. The training sessions are excellent and participants and teachers are always very enthusiastic. I am pleased to have incorporated the Graston technique into my practice. It has been inspiring, educational and beneficial to hundreds of patients.

Graston Great Course & it works! Great results with patients!

I have added this to my repoitre for… I have added this to my repoitre for physical therapy and it has helped to facilitate patient outcomes.

This technique is for real! This is one of the best techniques I ever learned. I use it on 80% of my patients to help with soft tissue issues/conditions and had such great success that I became an instructor for the Graston Technique company. I have been teaching for them for 11 years and I still enjoy hearing the success stories from my former students! Best of all, the evidence continues to grow in support of the many ways that this technique helps patients!