What is Insturment Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation (IASTM)?

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a type of STM that uses rigid devices to deliver directed, targeted forces to specific tissue (Loghmani 2016). The history of IASTM has been traced back to ancient Greek and Roman baths, where small metal tools known as “strigils” were used to scrape dirt and sweat from the body (Hammer, WI 2008).