Cross Friction Massage

Cross friction Massage (or deep friction massage, DFM) is a way of helping collagen fibers heal properly. Although most of my videos feature treatments which are safe to try on yourself at home this one is debatably best left to the professionals. 

Since most of my patients come in with chronic pain I use cross friction to help with breaking up scar tissue and to help with tendinosis  (a chronically sickly tendon) months after an initial injury where the initial problem has healed sufficiently. This treatment is best combined with other treatments (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22234925/).  

In my knee example, I am targeting the tissues crossing the knee joint. If you have tenderness just at the knee joint your problem and its solutions will be different than what is presented here.