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(Be sure to check out
the links at the bottom
of this page to Active
Release Techniques
treatment protocol
pictures)
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What is Active Release
Techniques
(ART)?
ART is a patented,
state-of-the-art soft
tissue system /
movement based massage
technique that treats
problems with muscles,
tendons, ligaments,
fascia and nerves.
Headaches, back pain,
carpal tunnel syndrome,
shin splints, shoulder
pain, sciatica, plantar
fascitis, knee
problems, and tennis
elbow are just a few of
the many conditions
that can be resolved
quickly and permanently
with ART. These
conditions all have one
important thing in
common: they often
result from injury to
over-used muscles.
How
do overuse injuries
occur?
Over-used muscles (and
other soft tissues)
change in three
important ways:
* acute injuries
(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 tissue
builds up, muscles
become shorter and
weaker, tension on
tendons causes
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 Active Release
Techniques treatment
like?
Every ART session is
actually 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
the specific problems
that are affecting each
individual patient.
Active Release
Techniques is not a
cookie-cutter
approach."
Common Conditions
Treated:
Achilles
Tendonitis
Ankle Injuries
Back Pain/injuries
Bicipital
Tendonitis
Bunions and
Bursitis
Calf Muscle
Pulls/Cramps
Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome
Compartment
Syndrome
Foot Pain and
Injury
Frozen Shoulder
Gait Imbalances
Golfer's Elbow
(Tendonitis)
Hamstring Tears
Hand Injuries
Headaches
Hip Pain
Hyperflexion
Injuries
Iliotibial Band
Syndrome
Impingement
Syndromes
Joint
Dysfunctions/Stiffness
Knee and Leg Pain
Knee Meniscus
Injuries
Muscle
Pulls/Strains
Muscle Weakness
Myofasciitis
Neck Pain
Nerve Entrapment
Syndromes
Repetitive Strain
Injuries
Plantar Fasciitis
Post-Surgical
Restrictions
Posture Imbalances
Running Injuries
Rib Pain
Rotator Cuff
Syndrome
Shin Splints
Scar Tissue
Formation
Sciatica
Swimmer's Shoulder
Shoulder Pain
Sports Injuries
Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome
Tendonitis
Tennis Elbow
Throwing Injuries
TMJ
Weight Lifting
Injuries
Whiplash
Wrist
Pain/Injuries
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