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Yvonne Brooks RMT
Yvonne comes from a long background in Social Services. During her time in that field, she grew another side to her career that included Reflexology, Yoga Instruction and Reiki. She always wanted to be a Massage Therapist, but the dream was on hold while raising her family. The dream became a reality within the last few years and Yvonne has fully integrated herself into the natural healing world. She is excited to share her passion and expertise with others. She believes in the body’s own natural ability to heal itself as well as proactive health care. In addition to assessing and treating your soft issues and joints to relieve pain and improve
function, Yvonne will also provide education for home exercises and develop a treatment plan to best suit your needs.
IASTT

What is IASTT?
Instrument-assisted soft tissue therapy (IASTT) is a type of manual therapy originating from the Gua Sha method utilized in Chinese medicine. It's a skilled myofascial intervention where specialized tools are used to mobilize the skin, muscles, fascia, and tendons through a variety of stroke techniques.
It's an effective technique used to treat acute, chronic, and post-operative soft tissue injuries. IASTT has been shown to reduce pain, increase range of motion and increase pain tolerance.
How does it work?
IASTT induces controlled microtrauma to affected soft tissue structures which causes a local inflammatory response. This response will initiate the reabsorption of inappropriate fibrosis or excessive scar tissue and will facilitate healing and remodelling of affected soft tissue structures.
Adhesions can form in the soft tissue as a result of surgery, immobilization, and repeated strains/sprains to name a few. The goal with IASTT is to break down the adhesions to allow for full functional restoration to occur.