CME GROUP CHICAGO TRADING FLOOR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2016* All times are Central Standard Time . HOLIDAY DATE AND TIME ON WHICH NOTED CME GROUP TRADING CLOSES EARLY DATE ON WHICH THE CHICAGO TRADING FLOOR IS CLOSED Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, Jan 18
Achilles Tendon Lengthening refers mostly to a surgical procedure whereby the tendon is stretched to allow a child or adult to walk flat-footed without a bend in the knee or to relieve chronic pain. The procedure is designed to lengthen a tendon that has not formed properly or has been injured.
The Graston Technique is a form of manual therapy known as soft-tissue instrument-assisted mobilization. It is one of a number of manual therapy approaches that uses instruments with a specialized form of massage/scraping the skin gently.The therapy is designed to help the practitioner identify areas of restriction and attempt to break up scar tissue. Reducing restrictions by stretching connective tissue in an attempt to rearrange the structure of the soft tissue being treated (e.g., muscle, fascia, tendons, ligaments). 2  See Myofascial Therapy for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain.