Abstract: Presented are novel instruments intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of fibrotic soft tissue through soft tissue mobilization therapies performed on, particularly, a human patient. Three such instruments are provided by the invention including a variety of curvilinear and linear tissue-engaging edges and converging surfaces accommodating their use on the irregular contours of numerous soft tissue areas of the human body.

Abstract: A lateral toe pick for an ice skate blade is provided for enhancing the ice-gripping ability of the forward toe end of a skate blade and reducing slippage at the blade-to-ice interface in the interest of generating more lift and acceleration for the skater. The toe pick extends laterally from the skate blade and forwardly toward a first fore end of the skate blade to define another second point of engagement between the skate blade and the ice surface during certain skating maneuvers. In a preferred embodiment, the invention includes a second toe pick extending laterally from the skate blade on the opposite side of the skate blade than the first pick and disposed in a similar arrangement relative the first fore end of the skate blade as the opposing first pick. Such second pick defines a third point of engagement between the skate blade and the ice surface, thereby simply further enhancing the ice-gripping capability of the first fore end of the skate blade.