What Is Active Release Technique (A.R.T)?

Active release technique is a patented technique that treats soft tissue injuires affecting the muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. These injuries happen when the soft tissue structures are stretched beyond their limits and mircroscopic tears occurs. This starts the inflammation process of healing cycle and end result is scar tissue adhesions which cause the muscle to be tight and bound-up with a higher probability to injure again.

Active Release separates, releases, and stretches the connective tissue adhsions, restores vascular and lymphic circulation, and increases your range of motion, flexibility, and strength. The A.R.T. treatment protocols has over 500 specific moves which allow providers to identify and correct the specific problems that are affecting each individual patient.

Who Needs Active Release Technique?

A.R.T. benefits numerous individuals with a wide range of conditions which includes carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, knee pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, sciatica, and plantar fasciitis, just to name a few. Most commonly, an injury results from muscle overuse. The mechanism for injury occurs in one of three ways 1) acute/traumatic injury (sprain/strain) 2) an accumulation of small injuries (micro trauma), 3)and lack of oxygen to the soft tissue.

All three types of injury result in the same outcome, muscles fibers bundle up, and adhesions (scar tissue) form. The muscles shorten, lose elasticity, and added strain occurs at the tendinous junction. This ultimately leads to tendonitis. Nerves may become entrapped, ranges of motion are reduced and strength is diminished. The lack of oxygenated blood delays healing. A.R.T. is designed to break this cycle and restore normal soft tissue integrity and function.

We use ART to treat a broad range of soft tissue injuries, including the following:

Achilles tendonitis / Ankle Injuries
Back Pain / Injuries / Sciatica
Carpal tunnel syndrome / Repetitive strain injuries
Foot pain / Injury / Plantar Fascitis / Shin splints
Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis
Golfers / Tennis elbow (Tendonitis)
Golf Injuries
Hand / Wrist Injuries
Headaches
Hip Pain
Ilio tibial band syndrome
Impingement syndromes
Joint dysfunction
Knee meniscus injuries
Knee Pain
Muscle pulls or strains
Myofascitis
Neck Pain
Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
Rotator cuff syndrome
Running Injuries
Scar Tissue Formation
Shoulder Pain / Bursitis
Sports Injuries
Tennis elbow
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Whiplash (Hyperextension/hyperflexion injury)
For more information on A.R.T, please visit www.activerelease.com