Active Release Techniques (ART)® are patented, state-of-the-art soft tissue system/movement based massage techniques that are used to both diagnose and treat various ailments resulting from playing sports, cumulative trauma, acute injuries, and everyday wear and tear.

The focus of ART® is to treat disorders of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. One of the commonalities of the above conditions is that they are often a result of overused muscles.
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 tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonosis, 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. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, 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 are often a result of overused muscles. Make an appointment with our chiropractor Nicole Paine for your ART treatment.