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natural relief from chronic pain
Ruffistone Flowsense®
gently harnesses sensory receptors
eases stiff joints and scar tissue
Turning Point
I’m Pauline Walton, founder of Ruffistone™. I am a pensioner with an active mind and plenty of determination. This is my personal story. Although I believe the science is plausible and my recovery has been remarkable, Ruffistone is merely a single case history with no medical authority.
My musculoskeletal journey of discovery began in early lockdown, just after handing in my thesis. I was in too much pain to think or write any more and I knew I needed to heal.
For the next 6 years I explored every approach for relief: hands-on therapies, endless websites, and mountains of academic research. Then I found something different. That changed everything.
Ruffistones are typically Gua Sha tools which have highly specific scientific properties and include Terahertz stone, jade and Bian (Sibin) stone. Flowsense® is a strategy for whole body relief from fascial tension.
Ruffistone Flowsense® is comforting, easy and affordable.
Click below to see the science.
Scroll down to read about Ruffistone Flowsense, how I nursed my painful tissues back to life and what you can learn from my experience.
I invite you to try it for yourself. Speak to a medical professional before you start.
Ruffistone Flowsense® Principles
Here is a prosthetic foot and ankle. Muscle, bone and tendons are replaced by tensors, pulleys and rods. Even if this contraption is tailored exactly to the gait of its owner it lacks the flexibility of flesh and bone.
When you get injured, traumatised, stressed, or strained your body starts to set up structures like this to guard against pain and further injury - prosthetic guarding. The body makes its own rods and pulleys from short lengths of collagen and hyaluronic acid - glued together by water stolen from the fascial fluids. Your very own prosthetic.
In our Western culture the lower limbs typically exhibit trapped Achilles tendons, tight hamstrings and glutes. Whatever the cause, this prosthetic guarding is also associated with pelvic and abdominal problems, shoulder pain, migraine, and more. Even worse, it’s often hard to differentiate common musculoskeletal problems from symptoms of disease.
Ruffistone Flowsense is a simple self-help strategy to recover general tissue mobility and function by melting prosthetic guarding.
Flowsense® FAQ
What is Flowsense therapy?
Tool-assisted static touch tap and hold. Sessions target joints. Self-selected painful areas. This what works for me based on personal experience and research. The procedure is suitable for self-help and therapist-supported self-help.
What do I do with my new Ruffistone?
Play with it. Practise the Ruffitouch
Do the perfusion test.
Try easing a painful area. Get the vibe.
Is Flowsense therapy safe and gentle?
Flowsense therapy is non-invasive and neutral to the touch. I believe the therapy stimulates fluid flow to improve healing, lymphatic drainage and joint freedom. It should be gentle and painless. At the end of a session the release is permanent but may not be complete. The tissues settle to a new state which may still be stuck.
Who will benefit from Flowsense therapy - contraindications?
Anyone with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Direct contact with open wounds and recent scar tissue should be avoided. I am not a medic so please check with a professional if you are worried. Show them this website.
What happens in a Flowsense session?
Flowsense basic session touch, tap, hold, relax, challenge
Flowsense sleep session touch sleep challenge
Flowsense selective session touch tap hold relax
Ruffistone™ FAQ
What are Ruffistones?
Ruffistones are often Gua Sha tools made of synthetic Terahertz, natural jade or ancient Bian stone. Ruffistones feel neutral or comforting when held and grip slightly when placed on the skin.
How do Ruffistones work?
A static Ruffistone grips the skin which is communicated as a gentle twist without heat or force through the tissue to Ruffini corpuscles. Ruffini nerve endings immediately alert the nervous system of imminent tissue change and also stimulate a slow mechanical response.
How do Ruffini nerve endings affect tissues?
Ruffini nerve endings respond to tiny twisting motions and are located around nails, tendons and ligaments. After a few minutes the metabolism kicks in to stimulate fluid flow and joint tissues relax.
Last updated 07/07/2026
Advancing the Research
I am actively seeking research partners and professional collaborators to explore, validate and advance the Ruffistone Flowsense® project.
If you're a practitioner, scientist, or clinician interested in musculoskeletal relief, scar tissue release/prevention, or joint mobility improvement contact me.