ART® (Active Release Techniques)
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)
Dr Nicole Paine D.C.