What is Active Release Techniques®

Active Release Techniques®, or ART®, is used to treat a wide variety of soft tissue and repetitive-motion injuries that haven't responded well to other forms of sports therapy. For this reason, ART® is most commonly performed on professional and serious athletes who suffer from associated sport-related injury, sports-related trauma or overuse of a muscle.  It is also being widely used to treat overuse injuries in the workplace.

During the ART® session, the provider will use their hands to examine the texture, tightness, and range of movement of a clients muscle tissue by feeling their filaments, tendons and ligaments for tears or breaks. When abnormal muscle tissue is discovered the provider will administer an intensive series of ART® techniques in order to move the muscle through its full range of motion. This will relieve the surrounding tissues of any adhesions or scar tissue, which can form and block the injured muscle, and allow for the free flow of blood, lymph fluid and nerve conduction so that the muscle will heal.