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(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 27, 2010 ) Greenville, SC – Whether it’s tennis elbow, rotator cuff strain or ankle sprain, injuries to muscles, tendons and ligaments seem almost inevitable for athletes. According to Functional Medicine expert Dr. Ron Grisanti, D.C., the most effective non-surgical treatment for sports-related injuries or those resulting from mechanical overuse is a technique called transverse friction massage. Popularized by the late British orthopedic physician Dr. James Cyriax, it is often an excellent alternative to steroid injections (www.yourmedicaldetective.com ).
“Although transverse transverse friction massage is slower to take effect than injections, it leads to a more permanent cure, with fewer recurrences,” says Dr. Grisanti, Founding Director of Functional Medicine University, a post-graduate training program for health care professionals. “Because steroids take away inflammation and pain, they may give the patient the false feeling of being cured, contributing to serious aggravation of an athlete’s injury. On the other hand, over the last 20 years, I have seen remarkable improvement in patients with knee pain, wrist injuries, tennis elbow, ankle sprains and so on with transverse friction massage.”
Transverse friction massage is applied by a finger directly to the site of the injury transverse to the direction of the fibers, Dr. Grisanti notes. “The technique takes only a few minutes for pain relief that may last more than 24 hours. The effect is so local and so quick in diminishing pain that the technique is also a good indicator for confirming the exact location of the injury. Best of all, friction massage is beneficial for all phases of repairing injured tissues.”
Dr. Grisanti is also the editor-in-chief of YourMedicalDetective.com, a health information site that provides articles and reports on healthcare trends of interest to health-conscious consumers. Membership is free. To learn more or sign up, go to http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com .
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Dr. Ron Grisanti
864-292-0226
drgrisanti@gmail.com 
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