What is ART and why should you seek it?

The goal of active release therapy is to break up adhesions that surround muscle tissue and to prevent any scar tissues from forming. Scar tissue and adhesions can greatly limit and affect your range of motion by causing tension and pain in your muscles.

ART WAS “INVENTED” BY P. MICHAEL LEAHY

As a certified chiropractic sports physician, he used ART to treat patients with a wide range of chronic pains and injuries. Active release therapy is a 100% natural treatment method that excludes the use of any type of medication.

Active Release Therapy can also help you if you live with chronic muscle and joint pain. One of the common signs of chronic pain is inflammation, which, can be targeted and potentially eliminated with ART techniques.

If you are an athlete or just enjoy daily exercise, these techniques can help improve your performance enhancement. Due to the nature of this type of therapy it allows for quicker muscle recovery. This can cause a decrease in soreness of muscles and rest time between training sessions or competitions.

If you decide to work with an ART physical therapist to help correct your issues, your entire treatment plan could consist of around 8-20 different PT sessions that will each last 60-90 minutes. Once you complete your customized physical therapy treatment plan, you will be able to continue to do the prescribed stretches and exercises utilized during your PT sessions yet in the comfort of your own home.

ART PHYSICAL THERAPY

Who can Reap the Potential Benefits of the Active Release Technique You may be wondering, is active release therapy good for you? ART can be beneficial for those who play in competitive sports to those having pain caused by their 9-5 desk job. There are specific techniques that can target each muscle group, and relieve your chronic pain regardless of its cause.

While active release therapy often has an extremely positive outcome for those with muscle pain and tightness, it can sometimes feel painful during treatment. Experiencing moderate discomfort is completely normal during treatment, but severe is not. This is why it is important that you are thoroughly examined by a medical professional or physical therapist prior to treatment. We will want to make sure you are a good candidate for this type of therapy before recommending that you give it a try.

Signs That You Might Have Accumulation of Dense Scar Tissue: