Active Release Technique (ART)

Active Release is a technique which involves protocols to treat muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves.  The muscle specific protocols are aimed to break up scare tissue and relax and stretch, tight and painful muscles.  Each ART treatment session combines an examination of the structure affected and an applied treatment to those structures.  The ART provider will evaluate the texture, position, and range of motion of the muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments, or nerves affected.  The affected structures are treated by combining specific patient movements, with precise tension applied by the provider.  Every treatment protocol is unique to ART.  More than 500 specific protocols were developed to allow providers to identify and correct the specific problems unique to each patient.   

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Watch this video at the link below to listen to Dr. Michael Leahy, the founder Active Release Technique, talk about soft tissue injuries and the benefits of ART.

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