(Be sure to check out the links at the bottom of this page to Active Release Techniques treatment protocol pictures)
" 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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