Hey guys,

Yup... it hurts. What you are basically doing is removing (rubbing off) tissue very similar to wet scabs. Is it effective? That depends on your patient. If they do their self care then yes it is very effective. If they dont do self care then all you are doing is causing excessive scaring in the area. Also, if you deal with athletes, then you have to time it so they can recover fully before returning to sports. Since it can take a week to three weeks to recover fully, I usually wait until the off season to do it. Unathletic patients still have to be assessed to see if their busy schedules will allow healing to be completed without further injury.

Adamo