What is Active Release Technique
(ART)?
ART is a patented, state-of-the-art soft tissue system that treats
problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia & nerves.
Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints,
shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and
tennis elbow are just a few of some of the problems that can be
resolved quickly and permamently with ART. These conditions all
have on thing in common: They are often a result of overused
muscles.
How do overuse
conditions occur?
Over-used muscles (and other soft tissues) change in three
important ways:- Acute conditions (pulls, tears, collisions, etc)
- Accumulation of small tears (micro-trauma)
- Not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia)
Each of these factors can cause your body to produce tough, dense
scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and
ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tisue builds
up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons cause
tendonitis, and nerves can become trapped. This can cause reduced
range of motion, loss of strength, and pain. If a nerve is trapped
you may also feel tingling, numbness and weakness.
What is an ART
treatment like?
Every ART session is acutally a
combination of examination and treatment. The ART provider uses his
or her hands to evaluate the texture, tightness and movement of
muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Abnormal tissues
are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very
specific patient movements.
These treatment protocols - over 500 specific moves - are unique to
ART. They allow providers to identify and correct specific problems
that are affecting each individual patient. ART is not a
cookie-cutter approach.
What is the history
of Active Release Techniques?
ART has been developed, refined and patented
by P. Michael Leahy, DC, CCSP. Dr. Leahy noticed that his patients'
symptoms seemed to be related to changes in their soft tissue that
could be felt by hand. By observing how muscles, fascia, tendons,
ligaments and nerves respond to different types of work, Dr. Leahy
was able to consistently resolve over 90% of his patient's
problems. He now teaches and certifies health care providers all
over the world to use ART.
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