I couldn’t even shake hands any more with colleagues, friends or the padre, and I’m a bit too old to be 'fist-bumpin'. The nerve at my elbow was ‘hot’ sensitive to touch or even brushing against something. Technically some form of ‘tennis elbow’, but I...
I was already going to physical therapy for my elbow, but didn't get Astym treatment on it. My left elbow already hurt to bad so they did surgery on it. While I was on light duty, I started to have pain in my right elbow...
I never suffered elbow pain until I significantly aggravated it scrubbing and spray painting outdoor furniture for 3 consecutive days. I could not tolerate the pain that followed. I could not squeeze the handle to open my car door or even complete the motion to...
Since 2008 I've had two back surgeries, a hip replaced and a broken elbow. I was having very bad pain in my left leg, my leg was also dragging and I started falling. I was never sure from day to day if I would be...
I was suffering from tennis elbow. It was limiting my day to day activities as well as decreasing my strength in my grip. This went on for about 4 months before seeking help from my physical therapist Julian Manrique at Focus Physical Therapy in Rancho...
For over two years I had suffered from tennis elbow. Suffering from this made it difficult to do my job of data entry without pain and with anything I did I had to wear a band on my arm to try to relieve the pain....
I have had multiple muscle and inflammatory issues that have been eased and cured with Astym treatment. I have had elbow tendonitis and an ankle sprain worked on with Astym therapy and it helped so much. I would recommend the treatment to anyone with severe...
I inured my right arm during a fencing match and have had a very deep pain in my elbow. I went to see Jon Schultz who is physical therapist in Des Moines and he used Astym treatment to get my elbow back in shape again! Mike,...
After two treatments i could tell that Astym was decreasing my pain. I have had issues and been to therapy for my elbow and forearm pain in the past, but after 8 sessions of Astym treatment my pain and discomfort was gone and has not...
A controlled clinical trial showing the effectiveness of Astym treatment for tennis elbow was presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand's annual meeting. The study showed that Astym treatment was an effective tennis elbow therapy by resolving 78.3% of chronic lateral epicondylitis...
Blended Learning
Online work before live course
8 hours/day for in-person portion
6-10 hours to complete online work
Eligible for up to 29.25 CEUs
Self-Paced
1:1 exams with instructors via Zoom
Access for 60 days
Up to 28 hours to complete
Eligible for up to 28 CEUs
The value of the Astym Certification remains the same whether a clinician has been certified through our hybrid learning experience or our online course experience. Both educational opportunities require intensive online training and interactive practical exams with an Astym Certified Instructor.
